diff --git a/malcontent.changes b/malcontent.changes
index 05c9bc2..95b5c5f 100644
--- a/malcontent.changes
+++ b/malcontent.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 22 12:18:09 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using
+  %python3_fix_shebang macro, [bsc#1212476]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 12 10:44:27 UTC 2023 - Bjørn <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/malcontent.spec b/malcontent.spec
index f9d8d66..b5fa99b 100644
--- a/malcontent.spec
+++ b/malcontent.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package malcontent
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ sed -i 's|env python3|python3|' malcontent-client/malcontent-client.py
 # wheel is not used in openSUSE, so we simply package this file as an example %%doc file
 mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/polkit-1/rules.d/com.endlessm.ParentalControls.rules .
 %find_lang %{name}
+%python3_fix_shebang
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets -n libmalcontent-0-0
 %ldconfig_scriptlets  -n libmalcontent-ui-1-1