diff --git a/plugins/gh-pages/__tests__/gh-pages.test.ts b/plugins/gh-pages/__tests__/gh-pages.test.ts
index 4d83bdb30..150c881a1 100644
--- a/plugins/gh-pages/__tests__/gh-pages.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/gh-pages/__tests__/gh-pages.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,25 @@ describe("Gh-Pages Plugin", () => {
       expect(execSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("npx", [
         "push-dir",
         "--cleanup",
+        false,
+        "--remote=undefined",
+        "--dir=test",
+        "--branch=gh-pages",
+        '--message="Update docs [skip ci]"',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    test("should use verbose logs", async () => {
+      const logger = dummyLog();
+      logger.logLevel = "verbose";
+      const hooks = createTest({ dir: "test" }, { logger });
+      await hooks.afterRelease.promise({
+        response: { data: { prerelease: false } },
+      } as any);
+      expect(execSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("npx", [
+        "push-dir",
+        "--cleanup",
+        "--verbose",
         "--remote=undefined",
         "--dir=test",
         "--branch=gh-pages",
diff --git a/plugins/gh-pages/src/index.ts b/plugins/gh-pages/src/index.ts
index 4b4d1a249..c76bb8133 100644
--- a/plugins/gh-pages/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/gh-pages/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "@auto-it/core";
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
-import endent from 'endent';
+import endent from "endent";
 
 const required = t.interface({
   /** The directory to push to gh-pages */
@@ -106,9 +106,14 @@ export default class GhPagesPlugin implements IPlugin {
     }
 
     try {
+      const isVerbose =
+        auto.logger.logLevel === "verbose" ||
+        auto.logger.logLevel === "veryVerbose";
+
       await execPromise("npx", [
         "push-dir",
         "--cleanup",
+        isVerbose && "--verbose",
         `--remote=${auto.remote}`,
         `--dir=${this.options.dir}`,
         `--branch=${this.options.branch}`,
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ export default class GhPagesPlugin implements IPlugin {
         "Oh no! It looks like there was trouble publishing to GitHub Pages 😢"
       );
 
-      if (error.message.includes('git not clean')) {
+      if (error.message.includes("git not clean")) {
         auto.logger.log.error(endent`
           Your repo currently has uncommitted files in it.
           For the gh-pages plugin to work your git state must be clean.
@@ -127,14 +132,14 @@ export default class GhPagesPlugin implements IPlugin {
 
           1. Add the files to your gitignore (ex: your built gh-pages website dist files)
           2. Commit the files (ex: Something you want to track in the repo)
-        `)
+        `);
 
         const status = await execPromise("git", ["status", "--porcelain"]);
 
         if (status) {
           auto.logger.log.error("Uncomitted Changes:\n", status);
         }
-      } 
+      }
 
       throw error;
     }