diff --git a/doc/doxygen/generate-changelog.py b/doc/doxygen/generate-changelog.py
index 5fdce9e0ef..76fa88194a 100755
--- a/doc/doxygen/generate-changelog.py
+++ b/doc/doxygen/generate-changelog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vim:fenc=utf-8
 #