diff --git a/gyp/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml b/gyp/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
index 78fe502bda..59d23fdffc 100644
--- a/gyp/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
+++ b/gyp/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: nodejs/node-gyp
           path: node-gyp
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: 14.x
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
diff --git a/gyp/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/gyp/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a414c10e15..c8e98fbb56 100644
--- a/gyp/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/gyp/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.6
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           release-type: python
diff --git a/gyp/CHANGELOG.md b/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
index 52a07a29ac..2f8bbb6249 100644
--- a/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [0.8.1](https://www.github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2021-02-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update shebang lines from python to python3 ([#94](https://www.github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/issues/94)) ([a1b0d41](https://www.github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/commit/a1b0d4171a8049a4ab7a614202063dec332f2df4))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://www.github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2021-01-15)
 
 
diff --git a/gyp/gyp_main.py b/gyp/gyp_main.py
index f1559089d1..f23dcdf882 100755
--- a/gyp/gyp_main.py
+++ b/gyp/gyp_main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2009 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings.py
index 87c20041e3..e89a971a3b 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 _msvs_validators = {}
 _msbuild_validators = {}
 
+
 # A dictionary of settings converters. The key is the tool name, the value is
 # a dictionary mapping setting names to conversion functions.
 _msvs_to_msbuild_converters = {}
 
+
 # Tool name mapping from MSVS to MSBuild.
 _msbuild_name_of_tool = {}
 
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings_test.py
index 7665c68e52..6ca09687ad 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSSettings_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
index 52549fff11..6790ef96a1 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/common_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/common_test.py
index 0310fb266c..05344085ad 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/common_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/common_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/easy_xml_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/easy_xml_test.py
index c21e054246..342f693a32 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/easy_xml_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/easy_xml_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/flock_tool.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/flock_tool.py
index c649a89ef8..1cb9815263 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/flock_tool.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/flock_tool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/android.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/android.py
index fe1be3c858..040d8088a2 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/android.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/android.py
@@ -486,9 +486,7 @@ def WriteCopies(self, copies, extra_outputs):
                     self.LocalPathify(os.path.join(copy["destination"], filename))
                 )
 
-                self.WriteLn(
-                    f"{output}: {path} $(GYP_TARGET_DEPENDENCIES) | $(ACP)"
-                )
+                self.WriteLn(f"{output}: {path} $(GYP_TARGET_DEPENDENCIES) | $(ACP)")
                 self.WriteLn("\t@echo Copying: $@")
                 self.WriteLn("\t$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)")
                 self.WriteLn("\t$(hide) $(ACP) -rpf $< $@")
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs_test.py
index 69a5c7ec0e..e80b57f06a 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/msvs_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja_test.py
index abadcd9828..7d180685b2 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/xcode_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/xcode_test.py
index 51fbca6a2a..49772d1f4d 100644
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/xcode_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/xcode_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/input_test.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/input_test.py
index 6672ddc014..a18f72e9eb 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/input_test.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/input_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
index 1cd8e3798f..59647c9a89 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/gyp/pylib/gyp/win_tool.py b/gyp/pylib/gyp/win_tool.py
index 7e85946720..4dbcda50a4 100755
--- a/gyp/pylib/gyp/win_tool.py
+++ b/gyp/pylib/gyp/win_tool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/setup.py b/gyp/setup.py
index 4ff447fc8b..de0e3f5f61 100644
--- a/gyp/setup.py
+++ b/gyp/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2009 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="gyp-next",
-    version="0.8.0",
+    version="0.8.1",
     description="A fork of the GYP build system for use in the Node.js projects",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/gyp/test_gyp.py b/gyp/test_gyp.py
index 8ee2e48c1e..757d2fc0b0 100755
--- a/gyp/test_gyp.py
+++ b/gyp/test_gyp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
diff --git a/gyp/tools/graphviz.py b/gyp/tools/graphviz.py
index 9005d2c55a..f19426b69f 100755
--- a/gyp/tools/graphviz.py
+++ b/gyp/tools/graphviz.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/tools/pretty_gyp.py b/gyp/tools/pretty_gyp.py
index c8c7578fda..4ffa444551 100755
--- a/gyp/tools/pretty_gyp.py
+++ b/gyp/tools/pretty_gyp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/tools/pretty_sln.py b/gyp/tools/pretty_sln.py
index 87c03b8880..6ca0cd12a7 100755
--- a/gyp/tools/pretty_sln.py
+++ b/gyp/tools/pretty_sln.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
diff --git a/gyp/tools/pretty_vcproj.py b/gyp/tools/pretty_vcproj.py
index 23ef7c9727..00d32debda 100755
--- a/gyp/tools/pretty_vcproj.py
+++ b/gyp/tools/pretty_vcproj.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be