diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e84de651bf..aadb0a9756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache Dependencies
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
-      - run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} check 
+      - run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} check 
 
   # Clippy
   clippy:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache Dependencies
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
-      - run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} clippy
+      - run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} clippy
 
   # Verify all examples, checks
   checkexamples:
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check the examples
         if: ${{ matrix.backend == 'thumbv8-base' }}
-        run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} --exampleexclude pool example-check
+        run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} --exampleexclude pool example-check
 
       - name: Check the examples
         if: ${{ matrix.backend != 'thumbv8-base' }}
-        run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} example-check
+        run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} example-check
 
   # Verify the example output with run-pass tests
   testexamples:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sed -i 's,//deny_warnings_placeholder_for_ci,#![deny(warnings)],' src/lib.rs
 
       - name: Run-pass tests
-        run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} qemu 
+        run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} qemu 
 
   # Run test suite
   tests:
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
         run: find . -type f -name lib.rs -execdir sed -i 's,//deny_warnings_placeholder_for_ci,#![deny(warnings)],' {} +
 
       - name: Run cargo test
-        run: cargo xtask --verbose --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} test ${{ matrix.package }}
+        run: cargo xtask --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} test ${{ matrix.package }}
 
   # Build documentation, check links
   docs:
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index aed74eb55e..a7fd1d3229 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
     let env_logger_default_level = match cli.verbose {
-        0 => Env::default().default_filter_or("error"),
-        1 => Env::default().default_filter_or("info"),
-        2 => Env::default().default_filter_or("debug"),
+        0 => Env::default().default_filter_or("info"),
+        1 => Env::default().default_filter_or("debug"),
         _ => Env::default().default_filter_or("trace"),
     };
     env_logger::Builder::from_env(env_logger_default_level)
@@ -188,12 +187,12 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     match cli.command {
         Commands::FormatCheck(args) => {
-            info!("Running cargo fmt: {args:?}");
+            info!("Running cargo fmt --check: {args:?}");
             let check_only = true;
             cargo_format(&cargologlevel, &args, check_only)?;
         }
         Commands::Format(args) => {
-            info!("Running cargo fmt --check: {args:?}");
+            info!("Running cargo fmt: {args:?}");
             let check_only = false;
             cargo_format(&cargologlevel, &args, check_only)?;
         }