diff --git a/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
index b1e19ebbc2957..8ca0471abb110 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func RunUpdateCluster(ctx context.Context, f *util.Factory, out io.Writer, c *Up
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("error checking control plane running verion: %v", err)
 		} else {
-			klog.Warningf("successfully checked control plane running version: %v", minControlPlaneRunningVersion)
+			klog.V(2).Infof("successfully checked control plane running version: %v", minControlPlaneRunningVersion)
 		}
 	}
 	applyCmd := &cloudup.ApplyClusterCmd{