diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 556c031..a45a69a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ necessary for using this build system. It's being sourced by a script with the
 same name in the superproject's top directory:
 
 ```bash
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # We use ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} instead of $0 to allow sourcing this file
 # and we fall back to a Zsh-specific special var to also support Zsh.
diff --git a/scripts/add_submodule.sh b/scripts/add_submodule.sh
index d4b24e9..fe8a9dd 100755
--- a/scripts/add_submodule.sh
+++ b/scripts/add_submodule.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of:
diff --git a/scripts/build_nim.sh b/scripts/build_nim.sh
index ed1049f..1e2a38f 100755
--- a/scripts/build_nim.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_nim.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # used in Travis CI and AppVeyor scripts
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
diff --git a/scripts/build_p2pd.sh b/scripts/build_p2pd.sh
index 5a24577..173b0ec 100755
--- a/scripts/build_p2pd.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_p2pd.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of:
diff --git a/scripts/build_rocksdb.sh b/scripts/build_rocksdb.sh
index e4ae051..594f505 100755
--- a/scripts/build_rocksdb.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_rocksdb.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # used in Travis CI scripts
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
diff --git a/scripts/create_nimble_link.sh b/scripts/create_nimble_link.sh
index a0da6ee..cdf8085 100755
--- a/scripts/create_nimble_link.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_nimble_link.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of:
diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index 2703a1f..341d54f 100755
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of:
diff --git a/scripts/git_show_deps.sh b/scripts/git_show_deps.sh
index 731143f..e837125 100755
--- a/scripts/git_show_deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/git_show_deps.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/nimble.sh b/scripts/nimble.sh
index e206296..933b293 100755
--- a/scripts/nimble.sh
+++ b/scripts/nimble.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
 # either of: