diff --git a/cmd/ripsort.go b/cmd/ripsort.go
index 4961b15..4226660 100644
--- a/cmd/ripsort.go
+++ b/cmd/ripsort.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
+
 	ripsort "git.kapelle.org/niklas/ripsort/internal"
 	"github.com/alexflint/go-arg"
 )
@@ -15,14 +17,19 @@ type SortCmd struct {
 }
 
 type args struct {
-	Info *InfoCmd `arg:"subcommand:info"`
-	Sort *SortCmd `arg:"subcommand:sort"`
+	Info    *InfoCmd `arg:"subcommand:info"`
+	Sort    *SortCmd `arg:"subcommand:sort"`
+	Verbose bool     `arg:"-v" default:"false"`
 }
 
 func Run() {
 	var args args
 	p := arg.MustParse(&args)
 
+	if args.Verbose {
+		slog.SetLogLoggerLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
+	}
+
 	switch {
 	case args.Info != nil:
 		ripsort.Scan(args.Info.File)