diff --git a/cli/log.go b/cli/log.go
index fd12fb5661..fe719b8648 100644
--- a/cli/log.go
+++ b/cli/log.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func newCLILogger(cmd *cobra.Command) (*slog.Logger, error) {
 	rawLogLevel, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("log-level")
 	if err != nil {
-		rawLogLevel = "info"
+		rawLogLevel = "warn"
 	}
 	var level slog.Level
 	switch strings.ToLower(rawLogLevel) {
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index b6d853febf..d08421b94c 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func newRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 	cmd.SetOut(os.Stdout)
 
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("log-level", "info", "set logging level (debug, info, warn, error, or a number)")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("log-level", "warn", "set logging level (debug, info, warn, error, or a number)")
 
 	cmd.InitDefaultVersionFlag()
 	cmd.AddCommand(