diff --git a/packages/core/src/amazonqGumby/chat/controller/messenger/messenger.ts b/packages/core/src/amazonqGumby/chat/controller/messenger/messenger.ts
index 0880e2556d9..699e3b77938 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/amazonqGumby/chat/controller/messenger/messenger.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/amazonqGumby/chat/controller/messenger/messenger.ts
@@ -704,7 +704,10 @@ ${codeSnippet}
     }
 
     public async sendCustomDependencyVersionMessage(tabID: string) {
-        const message = CodeWhispererConstants.chooseConfigFileMessage
+        let message = CodeWhispererConstants.chooseConfigFileMessageLibraryUpgrade
+        if (transformByQState.getSourceJDKVersion() !== transformByQState.getTargetJDKVersion()) {
+            message = CodeWhispererConstants.chooseConfigFileMessageJdkUpgrade
+        }
         const buttons: ChatItemButton[] = []
 
         buttons.push({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/codewhisperer/models/constants.ts b/packages/core/src/codewhisperer/models/constants.ts
index 5691d154625..9f8d4a5c950 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/codewhisperer/models/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/codewhisperer/models/constants.ts
@@ -646,8 +646,11 @@ export const continueWithoutConfigFileMessage =
 export const receivedValidConfigFileMessage =
     'The dependency upgrade file looks good. I will use this information to upgrade the dependencies you specified.'
 
-export const chooseConfigFileMessage =
-    'Would you like to provide a custom dependency upgrade file? You can specify first-party dependencies to upgrade in a YAML file, and I will upgrade them during the JDK upgrade (for example, Java 8 to 17). You can initiate a separate transformation (17 to 17 or 21 to 21) after the initial JDK upgrade to transform third-party dependencies.\n\nWithout a YAML file, I can perform a minimum JDK upgrade, and then you can initiate a separate transformation to upgrade all third-party dependencies as part of a maximum transformation. For an example dependency upgrade file, see the [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/code-transformation.html#dependency-upgrade-file).'
+export const chooseConfigFileMessageJdkUpgrade =
+    'Would you like to provide a dependency upgrade file? You can specify first party dependencies and their versions in a YAML file, and I will upgrade them during the JDK upgrade transformation. For an example dependency upgrade file, see the [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/code-transformation.html#dependency-upgrade-file).'
+
+export const chooseConfigFileMessageLibraryUpgrade =
+    'Would you like to provide a dependency upgrade file? You can specify third party dependencies and their versions in a YAML file, and I will only upgrade these dependencies during the library upgrade transformation. For an example dependency upgrade file, see the [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/code-transformation.html#dependency-upgrade-file).'
 
 export const enterJavaHomePlaceholder = 'Enter the path to your Java installation'