diff --git a/.scripts/setup.sh b/.scripts/setup.sh
index a0f46cc55..cb8f2879a 100644
--- a/.scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/.scripts/setup.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright 2019-2021 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
diff --git a/examples/api/README.md b/examples/api/README.md
index 2fcfe4bc4..afcea3842 100644
--- a/examples/api/README.md
+++ b/examples/api/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ go to root of the tauri repo and run
 Linux / Mac:
 ```
 # choose to install node cli (1)
-sh .scripts/setup.sh
+bash .scripts/setup.sh
 ```
 
 Windows: