diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/classification_sample/classification_sample.py b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/classification_sample/classification_sample.py
index 5de0b064b95..ee1a0507987 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/classification_sample/classification_sample.py
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/classification_sample/classification_sample.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
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