diff --git a/gget-0.0.4-remove-python-version.patch b/gget-0.0.4-remove-python-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af4d5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gget-0.0.4-remove-python-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+diff -up gget-0.0.4/bin/gget.in.remove-python-version gget-0.0.4/bin/gget.in
+--- gget-0.0.4/bin/gget.in.remove-python-version	2011-06-01 12:40:29.303308003 -0400
++++ gget-0.0.4/bin/gget.in	2011-06-01 12:40:38.159307997 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/env python2.5
++#!/usr/bin/env python
+ # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+ 
+ # Copyright (C) 2008 Johan Svedberg <johan@svedberg.com>
diff --git a/gget.spec b/gget.spec
index b407d3e..7ef04bb 100644
--- a/gget.spec
+++ b/gget.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           gget
 Version:        0.0.4
-Release:        14%{?dist}
+Release:        15%{?dist}
 Summary:        Download Manager for the GNOME desktop
 Group:          Applications/Internet
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source0:        ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gget/0.0/%{name}-%{version
 # Detects Epiphany 2.26/2.25 for rawhide
 # http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572602
 Patch0:         gget-0.0.4-epiphany.patch
+Patch1:         gget-0.0.4-remove-python-version.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:  pygtk2-devel >= 2.10.0
 BuildRequires:  pygobject2-devel >= 2.12.0
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ and Metalink downloads.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .epiphany
 
+# Fix rhbz#702159 (hardcoded "python2.5" in shebang):
+%patch1 -p1 -b .remove-python-version
+
 %build
 # There is no python support in epiphany >= 2.27
 # Read http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointTwentyseven/ReleaseNotes
@@ -104,6 +108,9 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun  1 2011 David Malcolm <dmalcolm@redhat.com> - 0.0.4-15
+- fix hardcoded python2.5 in /usr/bin/gget's shebang (rhbz#702159)
+
 * Tue Feb 08 2011 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.0.4-14
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Mass_Rebuild