diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 4f8ca5211..ca805abff 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.6.9
+ - marked sbin scripts as executable
 
 7.6.8
  - added #!/usr/bin/env perl to all utility scripts
diff --git a/sbin/changeIobStatus.pl b/sbin/changeIobStatus.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/diskUsage.pl b/sbin/diskUsage.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/fileImport.pl b/sbin/fileImport.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/galleryImport.pl b/sbin/galleryImport.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/generateContent.pl b/sbin/generateContent.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/installClass.pl b/sbin/installClass.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/maintenanceMode.pl b/sbin/maintenanceMode.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/purgeWGAccess.pl b/sbin/purgeWGAccess.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/rebuildLineage.pl b/sbin/rebuildLineage.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/search.pl b/sbin/search.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/spectre.pl b/sbin/spectre.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/testCodebase.pl b/sbin/testCodebase.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/testEnvironment.pl b/sbin/testEnvironment.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/thumbnailer.pl b/sbin/thumbnailer.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/upgrade.pl b/sbin/upgrade.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sbin/userImport.pl b/sbin/userImport.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755