diff --git a/cmd/booster-bitswap/init.go b/cmd/booster-bitswap/init.go
index 4b58176e6..e4af95c9f 100644
--- a/cmd/booster-bitswap/init.go
+++ b/cmd/booster-bitswap/init.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/boost/build"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	crypto "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
@@ -115,13 +114,3 @@ var initCmd = &cli.Command{
 		return err
 	},
 }
-
-var versionCmd = &cli.Command{
-	Name:   "version",
-	Usage:  "Print booster-bitswap version",
-	Before: before,
-	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
-		fmt.Println("booster-bitswap " + build.UserVersion())
-		return nil
-	},
-}
diff --git a/cmd/booster-bitswap/main.go b/cmd/booster-bitswap/main.go
index e2bdb4a93..468d18145 100644
--- a/cmd/booster-bitswap/main.go
+++ b/cmd/booster-bitswap/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/boost/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/boostd-data/shared/cliutil"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ func main() {
 		Name:                 "booster-bitswap",
 		Usage:                "Bitswap endpoint for retrieval from Filecoin",
 		EnableBashCompletion: true,
+		Version:              build.UserVersion(),
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cliutil.FlagVerbose,
 			cliutil.FlagVeryVerbose,
 			FlagRepo,
 		},
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ func main() {
 			initCmd,
 			runCmd,
 			fetchCmd,
-			versionCmd,
 		},
 	}
 	app.Setup()
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ func main() {
 
 func before(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 	_ = logging.SetLogLevel("booster", "INFO")
+	_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "INFO")
 
-	if cliutil.IsVerbose {
-		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "INFO")
-	}
 	if cliutil.IsVeryVerbose {
 		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("booster", "DEBUG")
 		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "DEBUG")
diff --git a/cmd/booster-http/main.go b/cmd/booster-http/main.go
index 20b9531f9..bb0c3db21 100644
--- a/cmd/booster-http/main.go
+++ b/cmd/booster-http/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/boost/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/boostd-data/shared/cliutil"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ func main() {
 		Name:                 "booster-http",
 		Usage:                "HTTP endpoint for retrieval from Filecoin",
 		EnableBashCompletion: true,
+		Version:              build.UserVersion(),
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cliutil.FlagVerbose,
 			cliutil.FlagVeryVerbose,
 			FlagRepo,
 		},
@@ -40,10 +41,8 @@ func main() {
 
 func before(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 	_ = logging.SetLogLevel("booster", "INFO")
+	_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "INFO")
 
-	if cliutil.IsVerbose {
-		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "INFO")
-	}
 	if cliutil.IsVeryVerbose {
 		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("booster", "DEBUG")
 		_ = logging.SetLogLevel("remote-blockstore", "DEBUG")