diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 45a5eb4..6e8fd00 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 - Removed support for Gaffer versions `1.2.1.0` and `1.2.6.0`
 - Added support for Gaffer versions `1.3.7.0` and `1.2.10.5`
 - Added support for Arnold progress updates in the Deadline plugin.
+- Update Deadline Plugin to use Python 3.
+- Update Deadline Plugin to be compatible with Python 3.10.
 
 # 0.57.1.0
 
diff --git a/custom/Gaffer/Gaffer.py b/custom/Gaffer/Gaffer.py
index 5395cab..d10da3b 100644
--- a/custom/Gaffer/Gaffer.py
+++ b/custom/Gaffer/Gaffer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 ##########################################################################
 #
 #  Copyright (c) 2019, Hypothetical Inc. All rights reserved.
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ class GafferPlugin(DeadlinePlugin):
     CurrFrame = 0
     
     def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
         self.InitializeProcessCallback += self.InitializeProcess
         # self.RenderTasksCallback += self.RenderTasks
         self.RenderExecutableCallback += self.GetRenderExecutable
@@ -126,10 +129,10 @@ def PreRenderTasks(self):
         tempSceneDirectory = self.CreateTempDirectory("thread" + str(self.GetThreadNumber()))
         tempSceneFilename = Path.Combine(tempSceneDirectory, Path.GetFileName(localScript))
 
-        with open(localScript, "r") as inFile, open(tempSceneFilename, "w") as outFile:
+        with open(localScript, "r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile, open(tempSceneFilename, "w", encoding="utf-8") as outFile:
             for line in inFile:
-                newLine = RepositoryUtils.CheckPathMapping(line.decode("utf-8"))
-                outFile.write(newLine.encode("utf-8"))
+                newLine = RepositoryUtils.CheckPathMapping(line)
+                outFile.write(newLine)
         
         self._gafferScript = tempSceneFilename