diff --git a/scripts/announce-release b/scripts/announce-release
index 972d6ea93..3e0d1e356 100755
--- a/scripts/announce-release
+++ b/scripts/announce-release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # prepares a template e-mail and HTML file to announce a new release
 # Copyright (c) 2006-2016 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 #
diff --git a/scripts/backport b/scripts/backport
index c87665136..28a06038e 100755
--- a/scripts/backport
+++ b/scripts/backport
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 USAGE="Usage: ${0##*/} <last> <commit> [...]"
 START="$PWD"
diff --git a/scripts/create-release b/scripts/create-release
index 8a8e05d69..bc87e82c3 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release
+++ b/scripts/create-release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # creates a new haproxy release at the current commit
 # Copyright (c) 2006-2016 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 #
diff --git a/scripts/git-show-backports b/scripts/git-show-backports
index 0fad6c1e5..4c6ccee76 100755
--- a/scripts/git-show-backports
+++ b/scripts/git-show-backports
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Compares multiple branches against a reference and shows which ones contain
 # each commit, and the level of backports since the origin or its own ancestors.
diff --git a/scripts/publish-release b/scripts/publish-release
index 6a615a6f1..5a9a5cead 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-release
+++ b/scripts/publish-release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # puts the public files online after a release
 # Copyright (c) 2006-2016 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 #