diff --git a/benchmark/capture-assign.rb b/benchmark/capture-assign.rb
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index e7ad49ba1..7a127ad21
--- a/benchmark/capture-assign.rb
+++ b/benchmark/capture-assign.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require "liquid"
 require "benchmark/ips"
 
diff --git a/benchmark/end-with-vs-regexp b/benchmark/end-with-vs-regexp
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index 76f0312b9..2ba5a3078
--- a/benchmark/end-with-vs-regexp
+++ b/benchmark/end-with-vs-regexp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 Benchmark.ips do |x|
diff --git a/benchmark/file-dir-ensure-trailing-slash b/benchmark/file-dir-ensure-trailing-slash
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diff --git a/benchmark/flat-map b/benchmark/flat-map
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index 547bcee12..18f0cfdbe
--- a/benchmark/flat-map
+++ b/benchmark/flat-map
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 enum = (0..50).to_a
diff --git a/benchmark/hash-fetch b/benchmark/hash-fetch
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index 357083576..d7427d536
--- a/benchmark/hash-fetch
+++ b/benchmark/hash-fetch
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 h = {:bar => 'uco'}
diff --git a/benchmark/jekyll-sanitize-path b/benchmark/jekyll-sanitize-path
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diff --git a/benchmark/proc-call-vs-yield b/benchmark/proc-call-vs-yield
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index 3d55979ba..9b4ad3755
--- a/benchmark/proc-call-vs-yield
+++ b/benchmark/proc-call-vs-yield
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 def fast
diff --git a/benchmark/regexp-vs-include.rb b/benchmark/regexp-vs-include.rb
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diff --git a/benchmark/sequential-assignment b/benchmark/sequential-assignment
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index 945e982b2..790e995c3
--- a/benchmark/sequential-assignment
+++ b/benchmark/sequential-assignment
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 Benchmark.ips do |x|
diff --git a/benchmark/string-concat b/benchmark/string-concat
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index c4a917483..c53970887
--- a/benchmark/string-concat
+++ b/benchmark/string-concat
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 url = "http://jekyllrb.com"
diff --git a/benchmark/string-replacement b/benchmark/string-replacement
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index 36de613c3..f522cfef5
--- a/benchmark/string-replacement
+++ b/benchmark/string-replacement
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 def str
diff --git a/benchmark/symbol-to-proc b/benchmark/symbol-to-proc
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index bc08b2f29..7b568c474
--- a/benchmark/symbol-to-proc
+++ b/benchmark/symbol-to-proc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'benchmark/ips'
 
 Benchmark.ips do |x|