diff --git a/maint/update_setupsh_branch.sh b/maint/update_setupsh_branch.sh
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index 4d6a07cd..299747de
--- a/maint/update_setupsh_branch.sh
+++ b/maint/update_setupsh_branch.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 asker() {
 	read -r -p "$1" yn
 	case ${yn} in
diff --git a/maint/version_bump.sh b/maint/version_bump.sh
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new mode 100755