diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/attach.go b/cmd/oras/root/attach.go
index 1531927d5..c0e00f229 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/attach.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/attach.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ type attachOptions struct {
 	option.Format
 	option.Platform
 
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose      bool
 	artifactType string
 	concurrency  int
 }
@@ -113,9 +116,12 @@ Example - Attach file to the manifest tagged 'v1' in an OCI image layout folder
 		},
 	}
 
+	opts.FlagDescription = "[Preview] attach to an arch-specific subject"
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.artifactType, "artifact-type", "", "", "artifact type")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.concurrency, "concurrency", "", 5, "concurrency level")
-	opts.FlagDescription = "[Preview] attach to an arch-specific subject"
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("artifact-type")
 	opts.EnableDistributionSpecFlag()
 	opts.SetTypes(option.FormatTypeText, option.FormatTypeJSON, option.FormatTypeGoTemplate)
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/blob/push.go b/cmd/oras/root/blob/push.go
index b4828a634..bd255d260 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/blob/push.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/blob/push.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ type pushBlobOptions struct {
 	option.Pretty
 	option.Target
 
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose   bool
 	fileRef   string
 	mediaType string
 	size      int64
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ Example - Push blob 'hi.txt' into an OCI image layout folder 'layout-dir':
 
 	cmd.Flags().Int64VarP(&opts.size, "size", "", -1, "provide the blob size")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.mediaType, "media-type", "", ocispec.MediaTypeImageLayer, "specify the returned media type in the descriptor if --descriptor is used")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
+
 	option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags())
 	return oerrors.Command(cmd, &opts.Target)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/cp.go b/cmd/oras/root/cp.go
index 8cf5ac250..63b45c0c0 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/cp.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/cp.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ type copyOptions struct {
 	option.Platform
 	option.BinaryTarget
 
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose     bool
 	recursive   bool
 	concurrency int
 	extraRefs   []string
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ Example - Copy an artifact with multiple tags with concurrency tuned:
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.recursive, "recursive", "r", false, "[Preview] recursively copy the artifact and its referrer artifacts")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.concurrency, "concurrency", "", 3, "concurrency level")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
+
 	opts.EnableDistributionSpecFlag()
 	option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags())
 	return oerrors.Command(cmd, &opts.BinaryTarget)
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/discover.go b/cmd/oras/root/discover.go
index 34d3bccb0..ab66447de 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/discover.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/discover.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type discoverOptions struct {
 	option.Platform
 	option.Target
 	option.Format
+	Verbose bool
 
 	artifactType string
 }
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Example - Discover referrers of the manifest tagged 'v1' in an OCI image layout
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.artifactType, "artifact-type", "", "", "artifact type")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Format.FormatFlag, "output", "o", "tree", "[Deprecated] format in which to display referrers (table, json, or tree). tree format will also show indirect referrers")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "display full metadata of referrers")
 	opts.SetTypes(
 		option.FormatTypeTree,
 		option.FormatTypeTable,
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/manifest/push.go b/cmd/oras/root/manifest/push.go
index 24e1480c6..27000c425 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/manifest/push.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/manifest/push.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ type pushOptions struct {
 	option.Pretty
 	option.Target
 
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose     bool
 	concurrency int
 	extraRefs   []string
 	fileRef     string
@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ Example - Push a manifest to an OCI image layout folder 'layout-dir' and tag wit
 	option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags())
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.mediaType, "media-type", "", "", "media type of manifest")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.concurrency, "concurrency", "", 5, "concurrency level")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
+
 	return oerrors.Command(cmd, &opts.Target)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/pull.go b/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
index 6ab3a3dff..e267a97b4 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ type pullOptions struct {
 	PathTraversal     bool
 	Output            string
 	ManifestConfigRef string
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose bool
 }
 
 func pullCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ Example - Pull artifact files from an OCI layout archive 'layout.tar':
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Output, "output", "o", ".", "output directory")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.ManifestConfigRef, "config", "", "", "output manifest config file")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.concurrency, "concurrency", "", 3, "concurrency level")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
+
 	opts.SetTypes(option.FormatTypeText, option.FormatTypeJSON, option.FormatTypeGoTemplate)
 	option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags())
 	return oerrors.Command(cmd, &opts.Target)
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/push.go b/cmd/oras/root/push.go
index b5ae07e14..f21493e5d 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/push.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/push.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ type pushOptions struct {
 	option.ImageSpec
 	option.Target
 	option.Format
+	// Verbose is deprecated. The default behavior is now equivalent to
+	// Verbose=true, while Verbose=false no longer takes effect.
+	Verbose bool
 
 	extraRefs         []string
 	manifestConfigRef string
@@ -163,6 +166,9 @@ Example - Push file "hi.txt" into an OCI image layout folder 'layout-dir' with t
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.manifestConfigRef, "config", "", "", "`path` of image config file")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.artifactType, "artifact-type", "", "", "artifact type")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.concurrency, "concurrency", "", 5, "concurrency level")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "[Deprecated] verbose output")
+	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("verbose", "and may be removed in a future release.")
+
 	opts.SetTypes(option.FormatTypeText, option.FormatTypeJSON, option.FormatTypeGoTemplate)
 	option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags())
 	return oerrors.Command(cmd, &opts.Target)