diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/ktlint-publication.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/ktlint-publication.gradle.kts
index 7c107441d2..be2dd30536 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/ktlint-publication.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/ktlint-publication.gradle.kts
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ signing {
     // This property allows OS package maintainers to disable signing
     val enableSigning = providers.gradleProperty("ktlint.publication.signing.enable").orNull != "false"
 
-    logger.lifecycle("Before sign in ktlint-publication: ${publishing.publications["maven"]}")
     sign(publishing.publications["maven"])
-    logger.lifecycle("After sign in ktlint-publication: ${publishing.publications["maven"]}")
     isRequired = enableSigning && !version.toString().endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
 }
 
diff --git a/ktlint-bom/build.gradle.kts b/ktlint-bom/build.gradle.kts
index cfea98b140..85fd4c5185 100644
--- a/ktlint-bom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ktlint-bom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ dependencies {
     constraints {
         project.rootProject.subprojects.forEach { subproject ->
             if (subproject.name in excludeList) {
-                logger.lifecycle("Ignore dependency on $subproject")
+                logger.lifecycle("  - Ignore dependency '${subproject.name}' and do not add to ktlint-bom")
             } else {
-                logger.lifecycle("Add api dependency on $subproject to ktlint-bom")
+                logger.lifecycle("  + Add api dependency on '${subproject.name}' to ktlint-bom")
                 api(subproject)
             }
         }
diff --git a/ktlint-cli/build.gradle.kts b/ktlint-cli/build.gradle.kts
index 222755e1d2..7ac2aa904f 100644
--- a/ktlint-cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ktlint-cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -112,22 +112,13 @@ tasks.register<Checksum>("shadowJarExecutableChecksum") {
     // put the checksums in the same folder with the executable itself
     outputDirectory.fileProvider(
         shadowJarExecutable
-            .also { logger.lifecycle("registerChecksum - Set output files on shadowJarExecutableChecksum:") }
             .map {
                 it
                     .outputs
-                    .also { logger.lifecycle("registerChecksum - TasksOutputInternal contains ${it.files.count()} fileCollections") }
                     .files
-                    .also {
-                        logger.lifecycle(
-                            it.joinToString(prefix = "registerChecksum - Files [${it.asPath}]: ", separator = ", ") { it.path },
-                        )
-                    }.files
-                    .also { logger.lifecycle("registerChecksum - File set contains ${it.count()} files") }
+                    .files
                     .first()
-                    .also { logger.lifecycle("registerChecksum - First file: ${it.path}") }
                     .parentFile
-                    .also { logger.lifecycle("registerChecksum - Parent file: ${it.path}") }
             },
     )
     checksumAlgorithm.set(Checksum.Algorithm.MD5)