diff --git a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
index 853d0119..f4f7c659 100644
--- a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
+++ b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(
         require_module: bool = False,
         max_retries: int = 0,
         environ: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
+        verbosity: int = 0,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize Ansible runtime environment.
 
@@ -114,11 +115,16 @@ def __init__(
                             Default is 0, no retries.
         :param environ: Environment dictionary to use, if undefined
                         ``os.environ`` will be copied and used.
+        :param verbosity: Verbosity level to use.
         """
         self.project_dir = project_dir or Path.cwd()
         self.isolated = isolated
         self.max_retries = max_retries
         self.environ = environ or os.environ.copy()
+        self.verbosity = verbosity
+
+        self.initialize_logger(level=self.verbosity)
+
         # Reduce noise from paramiko, unless user already defined PYTHONWARNINGS
         # paramiko/transport.py:236: CryptographyDeprecationWarning: Blowfish has been deprecated
         # https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/issues/2038
@@ -159,6 +165,21 @@ def warning(
         # Monkey patch ansible warning in order to use warnings module.
         Display.warning = warning
 
+    def initialize_logger(self, level: int = 0) -> None:
+        """Set up the global logging level based on the verbosity number."""
+        verbosity_map = {
+            -2: logging.CRITICAL,
+            -1: logging.ERROR,
+            0: logging.WARNING,
+            1: logging.INFO,
+            2: logging.DEBUG,
+        }
+        # Unknown logging level is treated as DEBUG
+        logging_level = verbosity_map.get(level, logging.DEBUG)
+        _logger.setLevel(logging_level)
+        # Use module-level _logger instance to validate it
+        _logger.debug("Logging initialized to level %s", logging_level)
+
     def load_collections(self) -> None:
         """Load collection data."""
         self.collections = OrderedDict()
@@ -426,9 +447,11 @@ def install_requirements(  # noqa: C901
                 "ansible-galaxy",
                 "role",
                 "install",
-                "-vvvr",
+                "-r",
                 f"{requirement}",
             ]
+            if self.verbosity > 0:
+                cmd.extend(["-" + ("v" * self.verbosity)])
             if self.cache_dir:
                 cmd.extend(["--roles-path", f"{self.cache_dir}/roles"])
 
@@ -440,7 +463,7 @@ def install_requirements(  # noqa: C901
                 _logger.info("Running %s", " ".join(cmd))
 
                 result = self.run(cmd, retry=retry)
-                _logger.info(result.stdout)
+                _logger.debug(result.stdout)
                 if result.returncode != 0:
                     _logger.error(result.stderr)
                     raise AnsibleCommandError(result)
@@ -451,8 +474,9 @@ def install_requirements(  # noqa: C901
                 "ansible-galaxy",
                 "collection",
                 "install",
-                "-vvv",
             ]
+            if self.verbosity > 0:
+                cmd.extend(["-" + ("v" * self.verbosity)])
             if offline:
                 _logger.warning(
                     "Skipped installing collection dependencies due to running in offline mode.",
@@ -473,7 +497,7 @@ def install_requirements(  # noqa: C901
                     retry=retry,
                     env={**os.environ, "ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH": ":".join(cpaths)},
                 )
-                _logger.info(result.stdout)
+                _logger.debug(result.stdout)
                 if result.returncode != 0:
                     _logger.error(result.stderr)
                     raise AnsibleCommandError(result)