diff --git a/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py b/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
index 26abab9b28d16..5676b362e3ee5 100755
--- a/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
+++ b/dev/create-release/releaseutils.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         from jira.utils import JIRAError
 except ImportError:
     print("This tool requires the jira-python library")
-    print("Install using 'sudo pip3 install jira'")
+    print("Install using 'pip3 install jira'")
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 try:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     from github import GithubException
 except ImportError:
     print("This tool requires the PyGithub library")
-    print("Install using 'sudo pip install PyGithub'")
+    print("Install using 'pip install PyGithub'")
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 
diff --git a/dev/github_jira_sync.py b/dev/github_jira_sync.py
index 3163f26644085..45908518d8280 100755
--- a/dev/github_jira_sync.py
+++ b/dev/github_jira_sync.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     import jira.client
 except ImportError:
     print("This tool requires the jira-python library")
-    print("Install using 'sudo pip3 install jira'")
+    print("Install using 'pip3 install jira'")
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 # User facing configs
diff --git a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
index 41b00b463f11e..84fbb1788ac0c 100755
--- a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
+++ b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ 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 pip3 install jira' to install.")
+        print("Could not find jira-python library. Run 'pip3 install jira' to install.")
         print("Exiting without trying to close the associated JIRA.")