diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 86aa39cfb..1c0d9c211 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2021-2022 NVIDIA Corporation
 #
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 746d49457..8d37a2de6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2021-2022 NVIDIA Corporation
 #