diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
index 039345ebd..e9cb12dfe 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/api.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class GitClApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
       name = name + ' (%s)' % kwargs.pop('suffix')
 
     my_loc = self.c.repo_location if self.c else None
-    cmd = ['vpython', self.repo_resource('git_cl.py'), subcmd] + args
+    cmd = ['vpython3', self.repo_resource('git_cl.py'), subcmd] + args
     with self.m.context(cwd=self.m.context.cwd or my_loc):
       return self.m.step(name, cmd, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
index 4df201d47..e978b41a3 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git_cl/examples/full.expected/basic.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "upload",
       "--message-file",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "issue"
     ],
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-n",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-n",
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython",
+      "vpython3",
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/git_cl.py",
       "description",
       "-d"