diff --git a/map-desktop-category.sh b/map-desktop-category.sh
index c83442a..36e01c2 100644
--- a/map-desktop-category.sh
+++ b/map-desktop-category.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 function mapCategory() {
   ret=""
@@ -140,4 +140,3 @@ function mapCategory() {
     *) ret="" ;;
   esac
 }
-
diff --git a/suse_update_desktop_file.sh b/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
index 7c53bce..1544119 100644
--- a/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
+++ b/suse_update_desktop_file.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # macro: suse_update_desktop_file
 #
diff --git a/update-desktop-files.changes b/update-desktop-files.changes
index 1bdad74..5e51443 100644
--- a/update-desktop-files.changes
+++ b/update-desktop-files.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Nov 15 21:09:00 UTC 2014 - Led <ledest@gmail.com>
+
+- fix shebang in suse_update_desktop_file.sh and
+  map-desktop-category.sh scripts that contains bash-specific
+  constructions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 23 08:29:33 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com