diff --git a/tools/check-releasenotes.py b/tools/check-releasenotes.py
index 58a6bbf67d..a69ff97675 100755
--- a/tools/check-releasenotes.py
+++ b/tools/check-releasenotes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 #