diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.sh b/scripts/bump-version.sh
index ccc4955a7..b9bba840c 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ case "$(uname)" in
 esac
 
 if ! jq --version > /dev/null; then
-   echo -e "jq is not installed! Should the script install it for you? (y/n) \\c"
-   read -r REPLY
-   if [ "$REPLY" = "y" ]; then
+  if $darwin; then
+    echo -e "jq is not installed! Should the script install it for you? (y/n) \\c"
+    read -r REPLY
+    if [ "$REPLY" = "y" ]; then
       brew install jq
     else
       exit 1
-   fi
+    fi
+  else
+    echo >&2 "jq is not installed. Please install it using your platform's package manager (apt-get, yum, pacman, etc.)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 echo "Checking for any uncommitted changes..."
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ echo "$CHANGES"
 
 if [ ! -z "$CHANGES" ];
 then
-    echo "There are uncommitted changes, either commit it or revert them."
+    echo "There are uncommitted changes, either commit or revert them."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ FLIPPERKIT_VERSION_TAG='flipperkit_version'
 OLD_VERSION_POD_ARG=$(< "$FLIPPER_PODSPEC_PATH" grep "$FLIPPERKIT_VERSION_TAG =" )
 OLD_VERSION="${OLD_VERSION_POD_ARG##* }"
 
-echo "Currently released version is $OLD_VERSION, What should the version of the next release be?"
+echo "The currently released version is $OLD_VERSION. What should the version of the next release be?"
 read -r VERSION
 
 echo "Updating version $VERSION in podspecs, podfiles and in getting started docs..."
@@ -62,12 +67,12 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$SPECS_DIR/FlipperKit/" ]   # for file "if [-f /home/rama/file]"
 then
-    mkdir "$SPECS_DIR/FlipperKit/"
+  mkdir "$SPECS_DIR/FlipperKit/"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$SPECS_DIR/Flipper/" ]   # for file "if [-f /home/rama/file]"
 then
-    mkdir "$SPECS_DIR/Flipper/"
+  mkdir "$SPECS_DIR/Flipper/"
 fi
 
 mkdir "$SPECS_DIR/FlipperKit/$VERSION"  # New Specs dir for FlipperKit podspec