diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 1faa682..7228d84 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ hash of the file contents.
 
   #+begin_example
     s3thorp
-    Usage: S3Thorp [options]
+    Usage: s3thorp [options]
 
-      -s, --source <value>  Source directory to sync to S3
-      -b, --bucket <value>  S3 bucket name
-      -p, --prefix <value>  Prefix within the S3 Bucket
+      -s, --source <value>   Source directory to sync to S3
+      -b, --bucket <value>   S3 bucket name
+      -p, --prefix <value>   Prefix within the S3 Bucket
+      -v, --verbose <value>  Verbosity level (1-5)
   #+end_example
 
 * Creating Native Images
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Config.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Config.scala
index 91a2fc2..b610b76 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Config.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Config.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.kemitix.s3thorp.Sync.{Bucket, LocalFile}
 
 case class Config(bucket: Bucket = "",
                   prefix: String = "",
+                  verbose: Int = 1,
                   source: LocalFile
                ) {
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Logging.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Logging.scala
index 5689c12..38dd6ea 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Logging.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Logging.scala
@@ -4,4 +4,18 @@ import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
 
 trait Logging extends LazyLogging {
 
+    def log1(message: String)(implicit config: Config): Unit = if (config.verbose >= 1) logger.info(message)
+
+    def log2(message: String)(implicit config: Config): Unit = if (config.verbose >= 2) logger.info(message)
+
+    def log3(message: String)(implicit config: Config): Unit = if (config.verbose >= 3) logger.info(message)
+
+    def log4(message: String)(implicit config: Config): Unit = if (config.verbose >= 4) logger.info(message)
+
+    def log5(message: String)(implicit config: Config): Unit = if (config.verbose >= 5) logger.info(message)
+
+    def warn(message: String): Unit = logger.warn(message)
+
+    def error(message: String): Unit = logger.error(message)
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
index 98cac12..dd23b2e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Main.scala
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import net.kemitix.s3thorp.awssdk.S3Client
 object Main extends IOApp with Logging {
 
   val defaultConfig: Config =
-    Config("(none)", "", Paths.get(".").toFile)
+    Config(source = Paths.get(".").toFile)
 
   val sync = new Sync(S3Client.defaultClient)
 
   def program(args: List[String]): IO[ExitCode] =
     for {
-      _ <- IO(logger.info("S3Thorp - hashed sync for s3"))
       a <- ParseArgs(args, defaultConfig)
+      _ <- IO(log1("S3Thorp - hashed sync for s3")(a))
       _ <- sync.run(a)
     } yield ExitCode.Success
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
index ccdbd23..5141eb5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/ParseArgs.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object ParseArgs {
     val parserBuilder = builder[Config]
     import parserBuilder._
     sequence(
-      programName("S3Thorp"),
+      programName("s3thorp"),
       head("s3thorp"),
       opt[String]('s', "source")
         .action((str, c) => c.copy(source = Paths.get(str).toFile))
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ object ParseArgs {
         .text("S3 bucket name"),
       opt[String]('p', "prefix")
         .action((str, c) => c.copy(prefix = str))
-        .text("Prefix within the S3 Bucket")
+        .text("Prefix within the S3 Bucket"),
+      opt[Int]('v', "verbose")
+        .validate(i =>
+          if (i >= 1 && i <= 5) Right(Unit)
+          else Left("Verbosity level must be between 1 and 5"))
+        .action((i, c) => c.copy(verbose = i))
+        .text("Verbosity level (1-5)")
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricher.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricher.scala
index a05c52d..c4f6b6c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricher.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricher.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ trait S3MetaDataEnricher
   def enrichWithS3MetaData(c: Config)(implicit hashLookup: HashLookup): File => Either[File, S3MetaData] = {
     val remoteKey = generateKey(c)_
     file => {
-      logger.info(s"- Consider: ${c.relativePath(file)}")
+      log3(s"- Consider: ${c.relativePath(file)}")(c)
       val key = remoteKey(file)
       objectHead(key).map {
         hlm: (MD5Hash, LastModified) => {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3Uploader.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3Uploader.scala
index 0fd1fe0..2c7c594 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3Uploader.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3Uploader.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trait S3Uploader
     file => {
       val key = remoteKey(file)
       val shortFile = c.relativePath(file)
-      logger.info(s"    Upload: $shortFile")
+      log4(s"    Upload: $shortFile")(c)
       (file, upload(file, c.bucket, key))
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
index 5d7067e..be2ae92 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/Sync.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Sync(s3Client: S3Client)
     s3Client.upload(localFile, bucket, remoteKey)
 
   def run(c: Config): IO[Unit] = {
-    logger.info(s"Bucket: ${c.bucket}, Prefix: ${c.prefix}, Source: ${c.source}")
+    implicit val config: Config = c
+    log1(s"Bucket: ${c.bucket}, Prefix: ${c.prefix}, Source: ${c.source}")
     s3Client.listObjects(c.bucket, c.prefix).map { hashLookup => {
       val stream: Stream[(File, IO[Either[Throwable, MD5Hash]])] = streamDirectoryPaths(c.source).map(
         enrichWithS3MetaData(c)(hashLookup)).flatMap(
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ class Sync(s3Client: S3Client)
         performUpload(c))
       val count: Int = stream.foldLeft(0)((a: Int, io) => {
         io._2.unsafeRunSync
-        logger.info(s"-     Done: ${io._1}")
+        log1(s"-     Done: ${io._1}")
         a + 1
       })
-      logger.info(s"Uploaded $count files")
+      log1(s"Uploaded $count files")
     }}
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilter.scala b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilter.scala
index c72dae4..97e27a7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilter.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilter.scala
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ trait UploadSelectionFilter
 
   def uploadRequiredFilter(c: Config): Either[File, S3MetaData] => Stream[File] = {
     case Left(file) => {
-      logger.info(s"   Created: ${c.relativePath(file)}")
+      log5(s"   Created: ${c.relativePath(file)}")(c)
       Stream(file)
     }
     case Right(s3Metadata) => {
       val localHash: MD5Hash = md5File(s3Metadata.localFile)
       if (localHash != s3Metadata.remoteHash) {
-        logger.info(s"   Updated: ${c.relativePath(s3Metadata.localFile)}")
+        log5(s"   Updated: ${c.relativePath(s3Metadata.localFile)}")(c)
         Stream(s3Metadata.localFile)
       }
       else Stream.empty
diff --git a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricherSuite.scala b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricherSuite.scala
index 9fd34c4..8ea5445 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricherSuite.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/S3MetaDataEnricherSuite.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class S3MetaDataEnricherSuite extends FunSpec {
   private val sourcePath = "/root/from/here/"
   private val source = Paths.get(sourcePath).toFile
   private val prefix = "prefix"
-  private val config = Config("bucket", prefix, source)
+  private val config = Config("bucket", prefix, source = source)
 
   new S3MetaDataEnricher with DummyS3Client {
     describe("key generator") {
diff --git a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/SyncSuite.scala b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/SyncSuite.scala
index 8000d81..f2cf7b9 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/SyncSuite.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/SyncSuite.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SyncSuite extends FunSpec {
     val testBucket = "bucket"
     val source = Resource(this, "upload")
     // source contains the files root-file and subdir/leaf-file
-    val config = Config("bucket", "prefix", source)
+    val config = Config("bucket", "prefix", source = source)
     describe("when all files should be uploaded") {
       var uploadsRecord: Map[String, RemoteKey] = Map()
       val sync = new Sync(new DummyS3Client{
diff --git a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilterSuite.scala b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilterSuite.scala
index 007e363..edae2e9 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilterSuite.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/net/kemitix/s3thorp/UploadSelectionFilterSuite.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class UploadSelectionFilterSuite extends FunSpec {
     describe("uploadRequiredFilter") {
       val localFile = Resource(this, "test-file-for-hash.txt")
       val localHash = "0cbfe978783bd7950d5da4ff85e4af37"
-      val config = Config("bucket", "prefix", localFile.getParentFile)
+      val config = Config("bucket", "prefix", source = localFile.getParentFile)
       def invokeSubject(input: Either[File, S3MetaData]) =
         uploadRequiredFilter(config)(input).toList
       describe("when supplied a file") {