diff --git a/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/cut_wire.py b/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/cut_wire.py
index 5f509772b..fec48f0c9 100644
--- a/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/cut_wire.py
+++ b/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/cut_wire.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #
diff --git a/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/move.py b/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/move.py
index 522c06242..ff1806fdc 100644
--- a/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/move.py
+++ b/circuit_knitting/cutting/instructions/move.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #
diff --git a/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_gate.py b/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_gate.py
index 840cd0874..776b97270 100644
--- a/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_gate.py
+++ b/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_gate.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #
diff --git a/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_measure.py b/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_measure.py
index 20a4c8fd6..69dcb6460 100644
--- a/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_measure.py
+++ b/circuit_knitting/cutting/qpd/instructions/qpd_measure.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #
diff --git a/circuit_knitting/cutting/wire_cutting_transforms.py b/circuit_knitting/cutting/wire_cutting_transforms.py
index 22e094210..35688b362 100644
--- a/circuit_knitting/cutting/wire_cutting_transforms.py
+++ b/circuit_knitting/cutting/wire_cutting_transforms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4131fcacd..a7c9f7b97 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2022.
 #
diff --git a/test/cutting/test_wire_cutting_transforms.py b/test/cutting/test_wire_cutting_transforms.py
index 2869dad8f..a6c5c0a40 100644
--- a/test/cutting/test_wire_cutting_transforms.py
+++ b/test/cutting/test_wire_cutting_transforms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This code is part of Qiskit.
+# This code is a Qiskit project.
 #
 # (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
 #