diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generate-cran-packages.R b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generate-cran-packages.R
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3510a2fa92ce..ad6c103513fd
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generate-cran-packages.R
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generate-cran-packages.R
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env Rscript
+
 library(data.table)
 library(parallel)
 cl <- makeCluster(10)