diff --git a/bloom/generators/rpm/generator.py b/bloom/generators/rpm/generator.py
index 6b7194c4..5da42534 100644
--- a/bloom/generators/rpm/generator.py
+++ b/bloom/generators/rpm/generator.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 import textwrap
 
 from dateutil import tz
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from packaging.version import Version
 from time import strptime
 
 from bloom.generators import BloomGenerator
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def generate_substitutions_from_package(
     # Changelog
     if releaser_history:
         sorted_releaser_history = sorted(releaser_history,
-                                         key=lambda k: LooseVersion(k), reverse=True)
+                                         key=lambda k: Version(k), reverse=True)
         sorted_releaser_history = sorted(sorted_releaser_history,
                                          key=lambda k: strptime(releaser_history.get(k)[0], '%a %b %d %Y'),
                                          reverse=True)
diff --git a/scripts/bloom-export-upstream b/scripts/bloom-export-upstream
index 0a7faef0..5ecd25cb 100755
--- a/scripts/bloom-export-upstream
+++ b/scripts/bloom-export-upstream
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/bloom-generate b/scripts/bloom-generate
index adc2bf7c..7aaee7f4 100755
--- a/scripts/bloom-generate
+++ b/scripts/bloom-generate
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/bloom-release b/scripts/bloom-release
index e35e5d8a..39cd2b3e 100755
--- a/scripts/bloom-release
+++ b/scripts/bloom-release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/bloom-update b/scripts/bloom-update
index 6ecd6f5a..2dcdb587 100755
--- a/scripts/bloom-update
+++ b/scripts/bloom-update
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-branch b/scripts/git-bloom-branch
index 327f14f2..d5bfa6bf 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-branch
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-branch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-config b/scripts/git-bloom-config
index d40b8b01..cbf7bd30 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-config
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-generate b/scripts/git-bloom-generate
index 9ca0aa94..8aaa9d09 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-generate
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-generate
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-import-upstream b/scripts/git-bloom-import-upstream
index 935f55f5..e8ef0afd 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-import-upstream
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-import-upstream
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-patch b/scripts/git-bloom-patch
index 894e1af8..1e0f6bf0 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-patch
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.
diff --git a/scripts/git-bloom-release b/scripts/git-bloom-release
index 5591d6ac..fc05e4d7 100755
--- a/scripts/git-bloom-release
+++ b/scripts/git-bloom-release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 This is a place holder script for use in testing.