diff --git a/dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1.ebuild b/dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1-r1.ebuild
similarity index 95%
rename from dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1.ebuild
rename to dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1-r1.ebuild
index 8505eb8579af7..6bf5038f714d6 100644
--- a/dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/catfish/catfish-4.20.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/gettext
 "
 
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	python_fix_shebang bin/catfish
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	meson_src_install
 	# stupid meson