diff --git a/test/version.py b/test/version.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d2d182673..fbade4c6d
--- a/test/version.py
+++ b/test/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import sys