diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
index 1a3aefe350..863917db6d 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     #[arg(long, required = true)]
     ledgers_to_expire: u32,
 
+    /// Only print the new expiration ledger sequence after the bump
+    #[arg(long)]
+    ledger_expiration_only: bool,
+
     #[command(flatten)]
     config: config::Args,
     #[command(flatten)]
@@ -121,8 +125,11 @@ impl Cmd {
         } else {
             self.run_against_rpc_server().await?
         };
-
-        println!("New expiration ledger: {expiration_ledger_seq}");
+        if self.ledger_expiration_only {
+            println!("{expiration_ledger_seq}");
+        } else {
+            println!("New expiration ledger: {expiration_ledger_seq}");
+        }
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
index 264a108591..414eada98d 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -68,10 +69,14 @@ func TestCLIContractDeployAndInvoke(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCLISimulateTransactionBumpAndRestoreFootprint(t *testing.T) {
 	test := NewCLITest(t)
-	contractID := deploy(t, helloWorldContractPath, 0)
+	output := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, "contract deploy --salt=0 --wasm "+helloWorldContractPath)
+	contractID := strings.TrimSpace(output)
 	count := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
+	initialExpiration := bumpSym(t, contractID, "COUNTER", "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 0")
+	newExpiration := bumpSym(t, contractID, "COUNTER", "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 20")
+	require.Equal(t, initialExpiration+20, newExpiration)
 	require.Equal(t, "1", count)
-	waitForKey(t, test, testContractID(t, 0), symToScVal(xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")))
+	waitForKeyToExpire(t, test, getTestContractIDFromAccountAndSalt(t, 0), symToScVal(xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")))
 	count = runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
 	require.Equal(t, "2", count)
 }
@@ -152,9 +157,20 @@ func deploy(t *testing.T, wasmPath string, id uint32) string {
 	return contractID
 }
 
-// func bump(t *testing.T, contractID string, keyBase64 string) string {
-// 	return runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s, --key-xdr=%s", contractID, keyBase64))
-// }
+func bumpBase64(t *testing.T, contractID string, keyBase64 string, args string) uint64 {
+	return parseInt(t, runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s --ledger_expiration_only --key-xdr=%s %s", contractID, keyBase64, args)))
+}
+
+func bumpSym(t *testing.T, contractID string, sym string, args string) uint64 {
+	return parseInt(t, runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s --ledger_expiration_only --key=%s %s", contractID, sym, args)))
+
+}
+
+func parseInt(t *testing.T, s string) uint64 {
+	i, err := strconv.ParseUint(strings.TrimSpace(s), 10, 64)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return i
+}
 
 // func invoke(t *testing.T, contractID string, testAccountID uint32, args string) string {
 // 	return runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --hd-path %d --id %s -- %s", testAccountID, contractID, args))
@@ -189,14 +205,14 @@ func getAccountFromID(t *testing.T, id uint32) string {
 }
 
 func getTestContractIDFromAccountAndSalt(t *testing.T, id uint32) [32]byte {
-	return getContractID(t, testAccount(t, id), testSalt, StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
+	return getContractID(t, getAccountFromID(t, id), testSalt, StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
 }
 
 const MILLION string = "1000000"
 
 func NewCLITest(t *testing.T) *Test {
 	test := NewTest(t)
-	fundAccount(t, test, testAccount(t, 0), MILLION)
+	fundAccount(t, test, getAccountFromID(t, 0), MILLION)
 	return test
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md b/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
index ea17a2183d..526e02c962 100644
--- a/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
+++ b/docs/soroban-cli-full-docs.md
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ If no keys are specified the contract itself is bumped.
     Temporary
 
 * `--ledgers-to-expire <LEDGERS_TO_EXPIRE>` — Number of ledgers to extend the entries
+* `--ledger-expiration-only` — Only print the new expiration ledger sequence after the bump
 * `--rpc-url <RPC_URL>` — RPC server endpoint
 * `--network-passphrase <NETWORK_PASSPHRASE>` — Network passphrase to sign the transaction sent to the rpc server
 * `--network <NETWORK>` — Name of network to use from config