diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap-pod.yaml b/bootstrap/bootstrap-pod.yaml
index ca42facd11..12a44a7924 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap-pod.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap-pod.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
       - "--release-image={{.ReleaseImage}}"
       - "--enable-auto-update=false"
       - "--enable-default-cluster-version=false"
-      - "--v=4"
+      - "--v=5"
       - "--kubeconfig=/etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig"
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
diff --git a/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_03_deployment.yaml b/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_03_deployment.yaml
index 0973d81cf5..5d88004d25 100644
--- a/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_03_deployment.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_03_deployment.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
           - "--enable-default-cluster-version=true"
           - "--serving-cert-file=/etc/tls/serving-cert/tls.crt"
           - "--serving-key-file=/etc/tls/serving-cert/tls.key"
-          - "--v=4"
+          - "--v=5"
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 20m