diff --git a/cjpeg.c b/cjpeg.c
index 45b0cc76..e10f1b24 100644
--- a/cjpeg.c
+++ b/cjpeg.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ parse_switches (j_compress_ptr cinfo, int argc, char **argv,
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s version %s (build %s)\n",
 		PACKAGE_NAME, VERSION, BUILD);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n\n", JCOPYRIGHT);
-	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's libjpeg, version %s\n\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's software, version %s\n\n",
 		JVERSION);
 	printed_version = TRUE;
       }
diff --git a/djpeg.c b/djpeg.c
index 72d906ed..5fb84a23 100644
--- a/djpeg.c
+++ b/djpeg.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ parse_switches (j_decompress_ptr cinfo, int argc, char **argv,
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s version %s (build %s)\n",
 		PACKAGE_NAME, VERSION, BUILD);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n\n", JCOPYRIGHT);
-	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's libjpeg, version %s\n\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's software, version %s\n\n",
 		JVERSION);
 	printed_version = TRUE;
       }
diff --git a/jpegtran.c b/jpegtran.c
index 19c068b6..f8948381 100644
--- a/jpegtran.c
+++ b/jpegtran.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ parse_switches (j_compress_ptr cinfo, int argc, char **argv,
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s version %s (build %s)\n",
 		PACKAGE_NAME, VERSION, BUILD);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n\n", JCOPYRIGHT);
-	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's libjpeg, version %s\n\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "Emulating The Independent JPEG Group's software, version %s\n\n",
 		JVERSION);
 	printed_version = TRUE;
       }