diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ee809ea..1df44bd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Default Values
             <outputFormat>all</outputFormat>
             <outputName>bom</outputName>
             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory><!-- usually target, if not redefined in pom.xml -->
-            <verbose>true</verbose><!-- = ${cyclonedx.verbose} -->
+            <verbose>false</verbose><!-- = ${cyclonedx.verbose} -->
         </configuration>
     </plugin>
 </plugins>
diff --git a/src/it/makeAggregateBom/verify.groovy b/src/it/makeAggregateBom/verify.groovy
index f04fc5d1..5228fda4 100644
--- a/src/it/makeAggregateBom/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/makeAggregateBom/verify.groovy
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ assert 2 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Resolving Aggregated Dependencies/
 // 13 = 6 modules for main cyclonedx-makeAggregateBom execution
 //    + 1 for root module cyclonedx-makeAggregateBom-root-only execution
 //    + 6 modules for additional cyclonedx-makeBom execution
-assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Writing BOM \(XML\)/).size()
-assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Validating BOM \(XML\)/).size()
-assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Writing BOM \(JSON\)/).size()
-assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Validating BOM \(JSON\)/).size()
+assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Writing and validating BOM \(XML\)/).size()
+assert 13 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] CycloneDX: Writing and validating BOM \(JSON\)/).size()
 // cyclonedx-makeAggregateBom-root-only execution skips 5 non-root modules
 assert 5 == (buildLog =~ /\[INFO\] Skipping CycloneDX on non-execution root/).size()
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/BaseCycloneDxMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/BaseCycloneDxMojo.java
index f4dc9683..16e588fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/BaseCycloneDxMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/BaseCycloneDxMojo.java
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ public abstract class BaseCycloneDxMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      * @since 2.6.0
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("CanBeFinal")
-    @Parameter(property = "cyclonedx.verbose", defaultValue = "true", required = false)
-    private boolean verbose = true;
+    @Parameter(property = "cyclonedx.verbose", defaultValue = "false", required = false)
+    private boolean verbose = false;
 
     @org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Component
     private MavenProjectHelper mavenProjectHelper;
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ public abstract class BaseCycloneDxMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      */
     protected static final String MESSAGE_RESOLVING_DEPS = "CycloneDX: Resolving Dependencies";
     protected static final String MESSAGE_RESOLVING_AGGREGATED_DEPS = "CycloneDX: Resolving Aggregated Dependencies";
-    protected static final String MESSAGE_CREATING_BOM = "CycloneDX: Creating BOM";
+    protected static final String MESSAGE_CREATING_BOM = "CycloneDX: Creating BOM version %s with %d component(s)";
     static final String MESSAGE_CALCULATING_HASHES = "CycloneDX: Calculating Hashes";
-    protected static final String MESSAGE_WRITING_BOM = "CycloneDX: Writing BOM (%s): %s";
-    protected static final String MESSAGE_VALIDATING_BOM = "CycloneDX: Validating BOM (%s): %s";
+    protected static final String MESSAGE_WRITING_BOM = "CycloneDX: Writing and validating BOM (%s): %s";
+    protected static final String MESSAGE_ATTACHING_BOM = "           attaching as %s-%s-cyclonedx.%s";
     protected static final String MESSAGE_VALIDATION_FAILURE = "The BOM does not conform to the CycloneDX BOM standard as defined by the XSD";
 
     /**
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
 
     private void generateBom(String analysis, Metadata metadata, Set<Component> components, Set<Dependency> dependencies) throws MojoExecutionException {
         try {
-            getLog().info(MESSAGE_CREATING_BOM);
+            getLog().info(String.format(MESSAGE_CREATING_BOM, schemaVersion, components.size()));
             final Bom bom = new Bom();
             bom.setComponents(new ArrayList<>(components));
 
@@ -323,12 +323,12 @@ private void saveBomToFile(String bomString, String extension, Parser bomParser)
         getLog().info(String.format(MESSAGE_WRITING_BOM, extension.toUpperCase(), bomFile.getAbsolutePath()));
         FileUtils.write(bomFile, bomString, StandardCharsets.UTF_8, false);
 
-        getLog().info(String.format(MESSAGE_VALIDATING_BOM, extension.toUpperCase(), bomFile.getAbsolutePath()));
         if (!bomParser.isValid(bomFile, schemaVersion())) {
             throw new MojoExecutionException(MESSAGE_VALIDATION_FAILURE);
         }
 
         if (!skipAttach) {
+            getLog().info(String.format(MESSAGE_ATTACHING_BOM, project.getArtifactId(), project.getVersion(), extension));
             mavenProjectHelper.attachArtifact(project, extension, "cyclonedx", bomFile);
         }
     }