diff --git a/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py b/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py
index b79ac226c120f..ea7997ddfaa7e 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ def execute(self, context: 'Context'):
                 progress_bar=False,
                 report_mode=True,
                 kernel_name=self.kernel_name,
-                language_name=self.language_name,
+                language=self.language_name,
             )
diff --git a/tests/providers/papermill/operators/test_papermill.py b/tests/providers/papermill/operators/test_papermill.py
index e635524d01782..973db3b69ba7f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/papermill/operators/test_papermill.py
+++ b/tests/providers/papermill/operators/test_papermill.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_execute(self, mock_papermill):
             out_nb,
             parameters=parameters,
             kernel_name=kernel_name,
-            language_name=language_name,
+            language=language_name,
             progress_bar=False,
             report_mode=True,
         )