diff --git a/scripts/make_luals_meta.py b/scripts/make_luals_meta.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8e0f276ca..e1dafe496
--- a/scripts/make_luals_meta.py
+++ b/scripts/make_luals_meta.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 This script generates docs/plugin-meta.lua. It accepts no arguments