diff --git a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
index a8abcef150..50c3af1a57 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Fetches the js-sdk and matrix-react-sdk dependencies for development
 # or testing purposes