diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index de35f6b5a..6b5706c96 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Package: live-build
 Architecture: all
 Depends:
  ${misc:Depends},
- python,
+ python3,
  debootstrap | cdebootstrap | cdebootstrap-static,
 Recommends:
  live-boot-doc,
diff --git a/scripts/build/bootstrap_cdebootstrap b/scripts/build/bootstrap_cdebootstrap
index 5c395298e..24eef1d3f 100755
--- a/scripts/build/bootstrap_cdebootstrap
+++ b/scripts/build/bootstrap_cdebootstrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 
 ## live-build(7) - Live System Build Components
 ## Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
diff --git a/scripts/build/bootstrap_debootstrap b/scripts/build/bootstrap_debootstrap
index bb871f508..00d86c327 100755
--- a/scripts/build/bootstrap_debootstrap
+++ b/scripts/build/bootstrap_debootstrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 
 ## live-build(7) - Live System Build Components
 ## Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>