diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTableOperations.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTableOperations.java
index c68ee929deea..f2347a9b932f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTableOperations.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTableOperations.java
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ public void commit(TableMetadata base, TableMetadata metadata) {
     // this rename operation is the atomic commit operation
     renameToFinal(fs, tempMetadataFile, finalMetadataFile, nextVersion);
 
+    LOG.info("Committed a new metadata file {}", finalMetadataFile);
+
     // update the best-effort version pointer
     writeVersionHint(nextVersion);
 
diff --git a/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java b/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
index 1303fd15d89b..8b483843a8cb 100644
--- a/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
+++ b/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ protected void doCommit(TableMetadata base, TableMetadata metadata) {
     } finally {
       cleanupMetadataAndUnlock(commitStatus, newMetadataLocation, lockId, tableLevelMutex);
     }
+
+    LOG.info("Committed to table {} with the new metadata location {}", fullName, newMetadataLocation);
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting