diff --git a/cmake/modules/contrib/Z3.cmake b/cmake/modules/contrib/Z3.cmake
index 5d9af4408fb6..ec4372bc322e 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/contrib/Z3.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/contrib/Z3.cmake
@@ -27,25 +27,29 @@ if("${USE_Z3}" MATCHES "^[Aa][Uu][Tt][Oo]$")
   set(TVM_Z3_REQUIRED FALSE)
 endif()
 
-# Default lookup: the PIC static Z3 library shipped by the PyPI `z3-static`
+# Default lookup: the PIC static Z3 library shipped by the PyPI `mlc-z3-static`
 # package (headers + libz3.a + Z3 CMake package files). Linking it statically
 # keeps libtvm free of a runtime libz3 dependency. Users can override the
 # lookup by setting Z3_DIR/CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to any Z3 installation (e.g. a
-# shared system Z3).
+# shared system Z3). The legacy `z3-static` package is still probed as a
+# fallback until environments migrate to `mlc-z3-static`.
 if(NOT Z3_DIR)
   find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter QUIET)
   if(Python3_EXECUTABLE)
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND
-        "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" -m z3_static.config --cmake-dir
-      OUTPUT_VARIABLE Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR
-      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-      ERROR_QUIET
-      RESULT_VARIABLE Z3_STATIC_RESULT
-    )
-    if(Z3_STATIC_RESULT EQUAL 0 AND EXISTS "${Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR}")
-      set(Z3_DIR "${Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR}")
-    endif()
+    foreach(Z3_STATIC_CONFIG_MODULE mlc_z3_static.config z3_static.config)
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND
+          "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" -m ${Z3_STATIC_CONFIG_MODULE} --cmake-dir
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        ERROR_QUIET
+        RESULT_VARIABLE Z3_STATIC_RESULT
+      )
+      if(Z3_STATIC_RESULT EQUAL 0 AND EXISTS "${Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR}")
+        set(Z3_DIR "${Z3_STATIC_CMAKE_DIR}")
+        break()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ else()
   if(TVM_Z3_REQUIRED)
     message(FATAL_ERROR
       "USE_Z3 is ON, but Z3 was not found. Install the static Z3 development "
-      "package with `pip install 'z3-static>=4.16.0.post1'`, or point "
+      "package with `pip install 'mlc-z3-static>=4.16.0'`, or point "
       "Z3_DIR/CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH at a Z3 installation.")
   endif()
   message(STATUS "Build without Z3 SMT solver support")
diff --git a/docker/install/ubuntu_install_python_package.sh b/docker/install/ubuntu_install_python_package.sh
index 4445dfd83eb1..8be4a6a8d7ab 100755
--- a/docker/install/ubuntu_install_python_package.sh
+++ b/docker/install/ubuntu_install_python_package.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ uv pip install --upgrade \
     "six~=1.17" \
     "tornado~=6.4" \
     "ml_dtypes~=0.5" \
-    z3-static==4.16.0.post1
+    mlc-z3-static==4.16.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f7cb27d778dc..14af7d4c8b05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 # under the License.
 
 [build-system]
-# z3-static ships the PIC static libz3 + headers consumed by USE_Z3=ON.
+# mlc-z3-static ships the PIC static libz3 + headers consumed by USE_Z3=ON.
 requires = [
   "scikit-build-core>=0.11",
   "setuptools-scm>=8",
-  "z3-static>=4.16.0.post1",
+  "mlc-z3-static>=4.16.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ logging.level = "INFO"
 [tool.scikit-build.cmake.define]
 TVM_BUILD_PYTHON_MODULE = "ON"
 USE_CUDA = "OFF"
-# Statically link Z3 from the z3-static build dependency by default.
+# Statically link Z3 from the mlc-z3-static build dependency by default.
 USE_Z3 = "AUTO"
 BUILD_TESTING = "OFF"