diff --git a/utils/release/findRegressions-nightly.py b/utils/release/findRegressions-nightly.py
index e801dab4aba..ddf89835e2c 100755
--- a/utils/release/findRegressions-nightly.py
+++ b/utils/release/findRegressions-nightly.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 import re, string, sys, os, time
 
 DEBUG = 0
diff --git a/utils/release/findRegressions-simple.py b/utils/release/findRegressions-simple.py
index 758623199ff..8d3b4cfca29 100755
--- a/utils/release/findRegressions-simple.py
+++ b/utils/release/findRegressions-simple.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 import re, string, sys, os, time, math
 
 DEBUG = 0