diff --git a/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py b/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
index 26221b270394e..51ab25a6a5bd8 100755
--- a/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
+++ b/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     from jira.exceptions import JIRAError
 except ImportError:
     print "This tool requires the jira-python library"
-    print "Install using 'sudo pip install jira-python'"
+    print "Install using 'sudo pip install jira'"
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 try:
diff --git a/dev/github_jira_sync.py b/dev/github_jira_sync.py
index ff1e39664ee04..287f0ca24a7df 100755
--- a/dev/github_jira_sync.py
+++ b/dev/github_jira_sync.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     import jira.client
 except ImportError:
     print "This tool requires the jira-python library"
-    print "Install using 'sudo pip install jira-python'"
+    print "Install using 'sudo pip install jira'"
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 # User facing configs
diff --git a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
index 1c126f50bf095..787c5cc8e892d 100755
--- a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
+++ b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def main():
             print "JIRA_USERNAME and JIRA_PASSWORD not set"
             print "Exiting without trying to close the associated JIRA."
     else:
-        print "Could not find jira-python library. Run 'sudo pip install jira-python' to install."
+        print "Could not find jira-python library. Run 'sudo pip install jira' to install."
         print "Exiting without trying to close the associated JIRA."
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":