diff --git a/pandas/_build_utils/gitversion.py b/pandas/_build_utils/gitversion.py
index 1bfe27c00f010..8b20723ba6222 100755
--- a/pandas/_build_utils/gitversion.py
+++ b/pandas/_build_utils/gitversion.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 # This file is vendored from NumPy. See NUMPY_LICENSE.txt
 
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 import os
 import textwrap