diff --git a/misc/scripts/check-query-ids.py b/misc/scripts/check-query-ids.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aa06ae3a6a59..4158b992ec7c
--- a/misc/scripts/check-query-ids.py
+++ b/misc/scripts/check-query-ids.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 import sys
diff --git a/misc/scripts/create-change-note.py b/misc/scripts/create-change-note.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/misc/scripts/generate-code-scanning-query-list.py b/misc/scripts/generate-code-scanning-query-list.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 94b15a33886d..72a5d7732d00
--- a/misc/scripts/generate-code-scanning-query-list.py
+++ b/misc/scripts/generate-code-scanning-query-list.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 import subprocess
 import json
 import csv
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, tb):
         except:
             self.proc.kill()
 
-    def command(self, args): 
+    def command(self, args):
         data = json.dumps(args)
         data_bytes = data.encode('utf-8')
         self.proc.stdin.write(data_bytes)
diff --git a/misc/scripts/models-as-data/generate_flow_model.py b/misc/scripts/models-as-data/generate_flow_model.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cfd524066cbf..17db03e01e4f
--- a/misc/scripts/models-as-data/generate_flow_model.py
+++ b/misc/scripts/models-as-data/generate_flow_model.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def make(language):
             generator.setenvironment(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
 
         return generator
-    
+
 
     def runQuery(self, query):
         print("########## Querying " + query + "...")
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def run(self):
         if self.dryRun:
             print("Models as data extensions generated, but not written to file.")
             sys.exit(0)
-        
+
         if (self.generateSinks or
            self.generateSources or
            self.generateSummaries or
diff --git a/misc/scripts/pre-commit b/misc/scripts/pre-commit
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/misc/scripts/shared-code-metrics.py b/misc/scripts/shared-code-metrics.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bfc613e5c877..23ce1fd8759a
--- a/misc/scripts/shared-code-metrics.py
+++ b/misc/scripts/shared-code-metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/env python3
 # Generates a report on the amount of code sharing in this repo
 #
-# The purpose of this is 
+# The purpose of this is
 # a) To be able to understand the structure and dependencies
 # b) To provide a metric that measures the amount of shared vs non-shared code
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def calculateDependencies(self, packageNameMap):
     if lang in language_info:
         info = language_info[lang]
         if qlfile.isOnlyInLanguage(lang):
-            info.addQlFile(qlfile)            
+            info.addQlFile(qlfile)
 
 # Determine all package dependencies
 
@@ -276,15 +276,15 @@ def print_package_dependencies(packages):
         nlines = package.lines + package.total_imported_lines
         shared_percentage = 100 * package.total_imported_lines / nlines if nlines>0 else 0
         print('|', package.link(), '|', package.files, '|', package.lines, '|', package.total_imported_files, '|', package.total_imported_lines, '|',
-            # ','.join([p.name for p in package.all_dependencies]), 
+            # ','.join([p.name for p in package.all_dependencies]),
             "%.2f" % shared_percentage, '|')
     print()
 
 def print_language_dependencies(packages):
-    print_package_dependencies([p for p in packages if p.name.endswith('-all') and p.name.count('-')==1]) 
+    print_package_dependencies([p for p in packages if p.name.endswith('-all') and p.name.count('-')==1])
 
 def list_shared_code_by_language(language_info):
-    # For each language directory, list the files that are (1) inside the directory and not shared, 
+    # For each language directory, list the files that are (1) inside the directory and not shared,
     # (2) packages from outside the directory, plus identical files
     print('| Language | Non-shared files | Non-shared lines of code | Imported files | Imported lines of code | Shared code % |')
     print('| -------- | ---------------- | ------------------------ | -------------- | ---------------------- | ------------- |')