diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-commit-from.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-commit-from.c
index 5cfb83fb..7b03aa6a 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-commit-from.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-commit-from.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_commit_from (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancella
           {
             g_autoptr(GError) local_error = NULL;
             if (!rewrite_delta (src_repo, resolved_ref, dst_repo, commit_checksum, dst_commitv, from[j], &local_error))
-              g_debug ("Failed to copy delta: %s", local_error->message);
+              g_info ("Failed to copy delta: %s", local_error->message);
           }
       }
     }
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_commit_from (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancella
       if (opt_no_summary_index)
         flags |= FLATPAK_REPO_UPDATE_FLAG_DISABLE_INDEX;
 
-      g_debug ("Updating summary");
+      g_info ("Updating summary");
       if (!flatpak_repo_update (dst_repo, flags,
                                 (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids,
                                 opt_gpg_homedir,
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-export.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-export.c
index 3f5d8a1f..e2d85dd8 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-export.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-export.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ commit_filter (OstreeRepo *repo,
   if (matches_patterns (commit_data->exclude, path) &&
       !matches_patterns (commit_data->include, path))
     {
-      g_debug ("Excluding %s", path);
+      g_info ("Excluding %s", path);
       return OSTREE_REPO_COMMIT_FILTER_SKIP;
     }
 
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ validate_icon_file (GFile *file, GError **error)
                      G_SPAWN_STDOUT_TO_DEV_NULL,
                      NULL, NULL, NULL, &err, &status, error))
     {
-      g_debug ("Icon validation: %s", (*error)->message);
+      g_info ("Icon validation: %s", (*error)->message);
       return FALSE;
     }
 
   if (!g_spawn_check_exit_status (status, NULL))
     {
-      g_debug ("Icon validation: %s", err);
+      g_info ("Icon validation: %s", err);
       return flatpak_fail (error, "%s is not a valid icon: %s", name, err);
     }
 
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_export (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable,
       if (opt_no_summary_index)
         flags |= FLATPAK_REPO_UPDATE_FLAG_DISABLE_INDEX;
 
-      g_debug ("Updating summary");
+      g_info ("Updating summary");
       if (!flatpak_repo_update (repo, flags,
                                 (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids,
                                 opt_gpg_homedir,
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-finish.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-finish.c
index 7ad3f4dc..4d25dd58 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-finish.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-finish.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export_dir (int           source_parent_fd,
       else
         {
           source_printable = g_build_filename (source_relpath, dent->d_name, NULL);
-          g_debug ("Not exporting non-regular file %s", source_printable);
+          g_info ("Not exporting non-regular file %s", source_printable);
         }
     }
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ collect_exports (GFile          *base,
 
       if (g_file_query_exists (src, cancellable))
         {
-          g_debug ("Exporting from %s", path);
+          g_info ("Exporting from %s", path);
           g_autoptr(GFile) dest = NULL;
           g_autoptr(GFile) dest_parent = NULL;
 
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ collect_exports (GFile          *base,
             dest = g_file_resolve_relative_path (export, path);
 
           dest_parent = g_file_get_parent (dest);
-          g_debug ("Ensuring export/%s parent exists", path);
+          g_info ("Ensuring export/%s parent exists", path);
           if (!flatpak_mkdir_p (dest_parent, cancellable, error))
             return FALSE;
-          g_debug ("Copying from files/%s", path);
+          g_info ("Copying from files/%s", path);
           if (!copy_exports (src,
                              dest,
                              path,
@@ -401,14 +401,14 @@ update_metadata (GFile *base, FlatpakContext *arg_context, gboolean is_runtime,
     {
       if (g_key_file_has_key (keyfile, group, FLATPAK_METADATA_KEY_COMMAND, NULL))
         {
-          g_debug ("Command key is present");
+          g_info ("Command key is present");
 
           if (opt_command)
             g_key_file_set_string (keyfile, group, FLATPAK_METADATA_KEY_COMMAND, opt_command);
         }
       else if (opt_command)
         {
-          g_debug ("Using explicitly provided command %s", opt_command);
+          g_info ("Using explicitly provided command %s", opt_command);
 
           g_key_file_set_string (keyfile, group, FLATPAK_METADATA_KEY_COMMAND, opt_command);
         }
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ update_metadata (GFile *base, FlatpakContext *arg_context, gboolean is_runtime,
           g_autoptr(GFileEnumerator) bin_enum = NULL;
           g_autoptr(GFileInfo) child_info = NULL;
 
-          g_debug ("Looking for executables");
+          g_info ("Looking for executables");
 
           bin_dir = g_file_resolve_relative_path (base, "files/bin");
           if (g_file_query_exists (bin_dir, cancellable))
@@ -687,12 +687,12 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_finish (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable,
 
   if (!is_runtime)
     {
-      g_debug ("Collecting exports");
+      g_info ("Collecting exports");
       if (!collect_exports (base, id, arg_context, cancellable, error))
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-  g_debug ("Updating metadata");
+  g_info ("Updating metadata");
   if (!update_metadata (base, arg_context, is_runtime, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
index e616f663..79ed93b8 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-import-bundle.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_import (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable,
       if (opt_no_summary_index)
         flags |= FLATPAK_REPO_UPDATE_FLAG_DISABLE_INDEX;
 
-      g_debug ("Updating summary");
+      g_info ("Updating summary");
       if (!flatpak_repo_update (repo, flags,
                                 (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids,
                                 opt_gpg_homedir,
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-update-repo.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-update-repo.c
index dca708ed..7a3fa8f9 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-update-repo.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-update-repo.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ generate_all_deltas (OstreeRepo   *repo,
 
       if (ignore_ref)
         {
-          g_debug ("Ignoring deltas for ref %s", ref);
+          g_info ("Ignoring deltas for ref %s", ref);
           continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-create-usb.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-create-usb.c
index 9b319f0f..8250029f 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-create-usb.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-create-usb.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ add_related (GHashTable        *all_refs,
   g_autofree char *branch = NULL;
   GList *extensions, *l;
 
-  g_debug ("Finding related refs for ‘%s’", flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref));
+  g_info ("Finding related refs for ‘%s’", flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref));
 
   arch = flatpak_decomposed_dup_arch (ref);
   branch = flatpak_decomposed_dup_branch (ref);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ add_runtime (GHashTable        *all_refs,
   CommitAndSubpaths *c_s;
   g_autoptr(GVariant) extra_data_sources = NULL;
 
-  g_debug ("Finding the runtime for ‘%s’", flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref));
+  g_info ("Finding the runtime for ‘%s’", flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref));
 
   deploy_data = flatpak_dir_get_deploy_data (dir, ref, FLATPAK_DEPLOY_VERSION_ANY, cancellable, error);
   if (deploy_data == NULL)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ ostree_create_usb (GOptionContext *context,
    * more performant than bare-user */
   OstreeRepoMode mode = OSTREE_REPO_MODE_ARCHIVE;
 
-  g_debug ("%s: Creating repository in mode %u", G_STRFUNC, mode);
+  g_info ("%s: Creating repository in mode %u", G_STRFUNC, mode);
   g_autoptr(OstreeRepo) dest_repo = ostree_repo_create_at (mount_root_dfd, dest_repo_path,
                                                            mode, NULL, cancellable, error);
 
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_create_usb (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GE
             else
               {
                 /* Appstream2 is only for efficiency, so just print a debug message */
-                g_debug (_("Couldn't find appstream2 data for remote ‘%s’ arch ‘%s’: %s\n"),
+                g_info (_("Couldn't find appstream2 data for remote ‘%s’ arch ‘%s’: %s\n"),
                          remote_name, current_arch, appstream2_error->message);
               }
           }
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_create_usb (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GE
 
       g_string_append_printf (all_refs_str, "(%s, %s) ", collection_ref->collection_id, collection_ref->ref_name);
     }
-    g_debug ("Copying the following refs: %s", all_refs_str->str);
+    g_info ("Copying the following refs: %s", all_refs_str->str);
 
     if (!ostree_create_usb (context, src_repo, mount_root_path, mount_root_stbuf,
                             mount_root_dfd, all_refs, cancellable, error))
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-kill.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-kill.c
index 6cd5c742..c1a1ee11 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-kill.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-kill.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ kill_instance (const char *id,
         }
     }
 
-  g_debug ("Killed %d instances", killed);
+  g_info ("Killed %d instances", killed);
 
   if (killed == 0)
     return flatpak_fail (error, _("%s is not running"), id);
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-ps.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-ps.c
index dd6d4686..6df51e0b 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-ps.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-ps.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ get_compositor_apps (void)
   if (ret)
     g_variant_get (ret, "(@a{sv})", &list);
   else
-    g_debug ("Failed to get information about running apps from background portal backends");
+    g_info ("Failed to get information about running apps from background portal backends");
 
   return list;
 }
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-search.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-search.c
index a6edc84d..6a8ff80c 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-search.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-search.c
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ flatpak_builtin_search (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GError
           if (bundle == NULL || as_bundle_get_id (bundle) == NULL ||
               (decomposed = flatpak_decomposed_new_from_ref (as_bundle_get_id (bundle), NULL)) == NULL)
             {
-              g_debug ("Ignoring app %s from remote %s as it lacks a flatpak bundle",
-                       as_component_get_id (app), remote_name);
+              g_info ("Ignoring app %s from remote %s as it lacks a flatpak bundle",
+                      as_component_get_id (app), remote_name);
               continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
index d9883a55..78143908 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ confirm_runtime_removal (gboolean           yes_opt,
                                                                &udir->extension_app_map,
                                                                ref, NULL, &local_error);
       if (apps == NULL)
-        g_debug ("Unable to list apps using extension %s: %s\n",
-                 flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
+        g_info ("Unable to list apps using extension %s: %s\n",
+                flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ confirm_runtime_removal (gboolean           yes_opt,
                                                      &udir->runtime_app_map,
                                                      ref, NULL, &local_error);
       if (apps == NULL)
-        g_debug ("Unable to list apps using runtime %s: %s\n",
-                 flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
+        g_info ("Unable to list apps using runtime %s: %s\n",
+                flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
     }
 
   if (apps == NULL || apps->len == 0)
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
index 482cde63..83d46551 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ update_appstream (GPtrArray    *dirs,
               ts_file_age = get_appstream_timestamp (dir, remotes[i], arch);
               if (ts_file_age < ttl)
                 {
-                  g_debug ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is less than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remotes[i], arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
+                  g_info ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is less than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remotes[i], arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
                   continue;
                 }
               else
-                g_debug ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is greater than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remotes[i], arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
+                g_info ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is greater than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remotes[i], arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
 
               if (flatpak_dir_get_remote_disabled (dir, remotes[i]) ||
                   flatpak_dir_get_remote_noenumerate (dir, remotes[i]))
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ update_appstream (GPtrArray    *dirs,
               if (flatpak_dir_is_user (dir))
                 {
                   if (quiet)
-                    g_debug (_("Updating appstream data for user remote %s"), remotes[i]);
+                    g_info (_("Updating appstream data for user remote %s"), remotes[i]);
                   else
                     {
                       g_print (_("Updating appstream data for user remote %s"), remotes[i]);
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ update_appstream (GPtrArray    *dirs,
               else
                 {
                   if (quiet)
-                    g_debug (_("Updating appstream data for remote %s"), remotes[i]);
+                    g_info (_("Updating appstream data for remote %s"), remotes[i]);
                   else
                     {
                       g_print (_("Updating appstream data for remote %s"), remotes[i]);
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ update_appstream (GPtrArray    *dirs,
                                                  NULL, cancellable, &local_error))
                 {
                   if (quiet)
-                    g_debug ("%s: %s", _("Error updating"), local_error->message);
+                    g_info ("%s: %s", _("Error updating"), local_error->message);
                   else
                     g_printerr ("%s: %s\n", _("Error updating"), local_error->message);
                 }
@@ -735,11 +735,11 @@ update_appstream (GPtrArray    *dirs,
               ts_file_age = get_appstream_timestamp (dir, remote, arch);
               if (ts_file_age < ttl)
                 {
-                  g_debug ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is less than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remote, arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
+                  g_info ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is less than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remote, arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
                   continue;
                 }
               else
-                g_debug ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is greater than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remote, arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
+                g_info ("%s:%s appstream age %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " is greater than ttl %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, remote, arch, ts_file_age, ttl);
 
               if (!flatpak_dir_update_appstream (dir, remote, arch, &changed,
                                                  NULL, cancellable, error))
diff --git a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
index 213b20c7..5a08d537 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
@@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ find_reverse_dep_apps (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
                                                                ref, NULL, &local_error);
       if (apps == NULL)
         {
-          g_debug ("Unable to list apps using extension %s: %s\n",
-                   flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
+          g_info ("Unable to list apps using extension %s: %s\n",
+                  flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
           return NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -853,8 +853,8 @@ find_reverse_dep_apps (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
                                                      NULL, &local_error);
       if (apps == NULL)
         {
-          g_debug ("Unable to find apps using runtime %s: %s\n",
-                   flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
+          g_info ("Unable to find apps using runtime %s: %s\n",
+                  flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (ref), local_error->message);
           return NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ end_of_lifed_with_rebase (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
     }
   else
     {
-      g_debug ("%s is end-of-life, using action from parent ref", name);
+      g_info ("%s is end-of-life, using action from parent ref", name);
     }
 
   /* Cache for later comparison and reuse */
diff --git a/app/flatpak-main.c b/app/flatpak-main.c
index 04518718..a053af19 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-main.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-main.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ install_polkit_agent (void)
 
   if (bus == NULL)
     {
-      g_debug ("Unable to connect to system bus: %s", local_error->message);
+      g_info ("Unable to connect to system bus: %s", local_error->message);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ install_polkit_agent (void)
   listener = flatpak_polkit_agent_text_listener_new (NULL, &local_error);
   if (listener == NULL)
     {
-      g_debug ("Failed to create polkit agent listener: %s", local_error->message);
+      g_info ("Failed to create polkit agent listener: %s", local_error->message);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ install_polkit_agent (void)
                                                            &local_error);
       if (agent == NULL)
         {
-          g_debug ("Failed to register polkit agent listener: %s", local_error->message);
+          g_info ("Failed to register polkit agent listener: %s", local_error->message);
         }
       g_object_unref (listener);
     }