# SDL: build-release.py uses python3

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-build-release-py-uses-python3/55264>\
**Category:** SDL Commits\
**Created:** [October 25, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-build-release-py-uses-python3/55264 "2024-10-25T21:31:53Z")\
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> <https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/47411d80077fcd2119fa914e236ad9b00649db71>

```diff
From 47411d80077fcd2119fa914e236ad9b00649db71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Lantinga <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:31:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] build-release.py uses python3

---
 build-scripts/build-release.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/build-scripts/build-release.py b/build-scripts/build-release.py
index 5ef2a3487ae57..3295c1f8dd4de 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-release.py
+++ b/build-scripts/build-release.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This script is shared between SDL2, SDL3, and all satellite libraries.

```