diff --git a/bin/git-issue b/bin/git-issue
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 93a90a0..aa6b22c
--- a/bin/git-issue
+++ b/bin/git-issue
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # ABSTRACT: subcommand to git for issue management
 # PODNAME: git-issue
 use strict;