diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 2e8b7e4ca..088d1d2c7 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ fn description_template_for_cmd_split(
         // Double-check this assumption for diffs that include file content.
     );
     Ok(format!("JJ: {intro}\n{overall_commit_description}\n")
-        + "JJ: This part contains the following changes:\n"
+        + "JJ: This commit contains the following changes:\n"
         + &textwrap::indent(diff_summary, "JJ:     "))
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_split_command.rs b/tests/test_split_command.rs
index f15ac7479..b0be67765 100644
--- a/tests/test_split_command.rs
+++ b/tests/test_split_command.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn test_split_by_paths() {
         std::fs::read_to_string(test_env.env_root().join("editor0")).unwrap(), @r###"
     JJ: Enter commit description for the first part (parent).
 
-    JJ: This part contains the following changes:
+    JJ: This commit contains the following changes:
     JJ:     A file2
 
     JJ: Lines starting with "JJ: " (like this one) will be removed.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn test_split_by_paths() {
         std::fs::read_to_string(test_env.env_root().join("editor1")).unwrap(), @r###"
     JJ: Enter commit description for the second part (child).
 
-    JJ: This part contains the following changes:
+    JJ: This commit contains the following changes:
     JJ:     A file1
     JJ:     A file3