diff --git a/dev/constraints-updated-version-check.py b/dev/constraints-updated-version-check.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1b128f18a50d7..bf68c9b067ac7
--- a/dev/constraints-updated-version-check.py
+++ b/dev/constraints-updated-version-check.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
 # distributed with this work for additional information