diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml
index 4fde8f77c..95e646219 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/addon.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $addon.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $addon.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $addonVersion }}
   version: {{ $addonVersion }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml
index 2896612f2..77c0db6e7 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/bootstrap.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $bootstrap.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $bootstrap.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $bootstrapVersion }}
   version: {{ $bootstrapVersion }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml
index 0db529110..1233961f4 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/control-plane.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $controlPlane.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $controlPlane.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if (default (($controlPlane).configSecret).name (($.Values).configSecret).name) }}
 {{- include "capi-operator.configSecret" (dict "ROOT" $ "ARGUMENT" $controlPlane) | nindent 2 }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml
index 0ddcea7df..a8989566b 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/core.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $core.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $core.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if (default (($core).configSecret).name (($.Values).configSecret).name) }}
 {{- include "capi-operator.configSecret" (dict "ROOT" $ "ARGUMENT" $core) | nindent 2 }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml
index 70ac0bc8e..0ce621bd5 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/infra.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $infra.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $infra.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if and (kindIs "map" $.Values.fetchConfig) (hasKey $.Values.fetchConfig $infrastructureName) }}
 {{- range $key, $value := $.Values.fetchConfig }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/ipam.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/ipam.yaml
index aff4b0d9a..bfeec372b 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/ipam.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/ipam.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
       diagnosticsAddress: {{- $ipam.manager.metrics.diagnosticsAddress }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+    verbosity: {{ default 1 $ipam.manager.verbosity }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if and (kindIs "map" $.Values.fetchConfig) (hasKey $.Values.fetchConfig $ipamName) }}
 {{- range $key, $value := $.Values.fetchConfig }}
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
index 58ec77990..dea3d7e42 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ core: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 bootstrap: {}
 # kubeadm: {}             # Name, required
 #   namespace: ""         # Optional
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ bootstrap: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 controlPlane: {}
 # kubeadm: {}             # Name, required
 #   namespace: ""         # Optional
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ controlPlane: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 infrastructure: {}
 # docker: {}              # Name, required
 #   namespace: ""         # Optional
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ infrastructure: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 addon: {}
 # helm: {}                # Name, required
 #   namespace: ""         # Optional
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ addon: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 ipam: {}
 # in-cluster: {}          # Name, required
 #   namespace: ""         # Optional
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ ipam: {}
 #     metrics:
 #       insecureDiagnostics: true
 #       diagnosticsAddress: localhost:8080
+#     verbosity: 1
 fetchConfig: {}
 # ---
 # Common configuration secret options