diff --git a/mwic.changes b/mwic.changes
index 66e8ddd..9b0680e 100644
--- a/mwic.changes
+++ b/mwic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 17 19:40:52 UTC 2017 - sebix+novell.com@sebix.at
+
+- Replace shebang in executable by call to /usr/bin/python3, fixing rpmlint error
+
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 Mon Sep 25 20:14:44 UTC 2017 - sebix+novell.com@sebix.at
 
diff --git a/mwic.spec b/mwic.spec
index bfc5e3d..f0658cb 100644
--- a/mwic.spec
+++ b/mwic.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ mwic is a spell-checker that groups possible misspellings and shows them in thei
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-# not needed
+sed -i '1s%^#!.*%#!/usr/bin/python3%' mwic
 
 %install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} PREFIX=/usr -C doc