diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3f91f1d..63f6aad4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ You can confirm installation via `conda list`
 (figshare_patrons) $ conda list requiam
 ```
 
-You should see that the version is `0.13.4`.
+You should see that the version is `0.13.5`.
 
 ### Configuration Settings
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ execute the following command:
 ```
 (figshare_patrons) $ export password="insert_password"
 (figshare_patrons) $ export persist_path="/path/to/persistent/storage"
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/script_run --config config/figshare.ini \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/script_run --config config/figshare.ini \
                        --persistent_path $persist_path \
                        --ldap_password $password --grouper_password $password
 ```
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Test command-line flags (`test` and `test_reverse`) are available to test EDS
 query and Grouper synchronization (with the `sync` flag) by executing the following :
 
 ```
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/script_run --test \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/script_run --test \
                        --config config/figshare.ini --persistent_path $persist_path \
                        --ldap_password $password --grouper_password $password --sync
 ```
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Without the `sync` flag, the above command line will perform a
 To undo this change, use the `test_reverse` flag:
 
 ```
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/script_run --test_reverse \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/script_run --test_reverse \
                        --config config/figshare.ini --persistent_path $persist_path \
                        --ldap_password $password --grouper_password $password --sync
 ```
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ To execute the script and update Grouper and EDS, include the `portal`, `quota`,
 and `sync` command-line flags:
 
 ```
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/script_run --config config/figshare.ini \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/script_run --config config/figshare.ini \
                        --persistent_path $persist_path \
                        --ldap_password $password --grouper_password $password \
                        --quota --portal --sync
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ To this end, the `user_update` script should be used. It has several features:
 Execution can be done as follows:
 
 ```
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/user_update --config config/figshare.ini \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/user_update --config config/figshare.ini \
                        --persistent_path $persist_path \
                        --ldap_password $password --grouper_password $password \
                        --quota 123456 --portal testportal --netid <username> --sync
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ GrouperSuperAdmins and GrouperAdmins. If a group already exists, it will
 skip to the privilege assignments.  To execute the script:
 
 ```
-(figshare_patrons) $ python scripts/add_grouper_groups --config config/figshare.ini \
+(figshare_patrons) $ ./scripts/add_grouper_groups --config config/figshare.ini \
                        --persistent_path $persist_path --grouper_password $password \
                        --main_themes --sub_portals --quota --add
 ```
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available,
 A list of released features and their issue number(s).
 List is sorted from moderate to minor revisions for reach release.
 
-v0.13.0 - v0.13.4:
+v0.13.0 - v0.13.5:
+ * Make scripts executable #82 
  * Enhancements to `script_run` script:
    - Option to run with subset of org codes or portal names #65
    - Option to switch between production and testing Grouper stems for #68
@@ -348,6 +349,8 @@ v0.1.0:
 
 * Chun Ly, Ph.D. ([@astrochun](http://www.github.com/astrochun)) - [University of Arizona Libraries](https://github.com/ualibraries), [Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship](https://github.com/UAL-ODIS)
 
+* Damian Romero ([@damian-romero](https://www.github.com/damian-romero)) - [University of Arizona Libraries](https://github.com/ualibraries), [Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship](https://github.com/UAL-ODIS)
+
 See also the list of
 [contributors](https://github.com/ualibraries/ReQUIAM/contributors) who participated in this project.
 
diff --git a/requiam/__init__.py b/requiam/__init__.py
index dcf5268d..2315d782 100644
--- a/requiam/__init__.py
+++ b/requiam/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.13.4"
+__version__ = "0.13.5"
 
 
 class TimerClass(object):
diff --git a/scripts/add_grouper_groups b/scripts/add_grouper_groups
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/scripts/get_org_code_numbers b/scripts/get_org_code_numbers
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e7bd8344..f7057b3d
--- a/scripts/get_org_code_numbers
+++ b/scripts/get_org_code_numbers
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/user/bin/env python
+
 from os import path
 from os import mkdir
 
diff --git a/scripts/script_run b/scripts/script_run
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/scripts/user_update b/scripts/user_update
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81c47eb2..60eb1673 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='requiam',
-    version='v0.13.4',
+    version='v0.13.5',
     packages=find_packages('requiam'),
     url='https://github.com/ualibraries/ReQUIAM',
     license='MIT License',