diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f59793..64a0508 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ jobs:
 | `description-prompt` | Path to description prompt file | No | Default prompt |
 | `write-mode` | Where to write descriptions (comma-separated list of: `title,comment,description` or `off` to disable) | No | `comment` |
 | `label-mode` | How to write labels (`add`, `set`, or `off`) | No | `add` |
-| `footer` | Footer text used to identify and update relgen comments (should not be empty) | No | Default footer with link to action |
+| `footer` | Footer text used to identify relgen comments | No | Default footer with link to action |
+| `verbose` | Enable verbose logging | No | `false` |
 
 ## Customization
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cd663b8..1bef4c7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Path to description prompt file'
     required: false
   footer:
-    description: 'Footer text used to identify and update relgen comments (should not be empty)'
+    description: 'Footer text used to identify relgen comments'
     default: |
       ---
       Generated by the [Relgen Action](https://github.com/zlalvani/relgen-action)
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ inputs:
   label-mode:
     description: 'How to write labels (add, set, or off)'
     default: 'add'
+  verbose:
+    description: 'Enable verbose logging'
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
@@ -54,9 +57,7 @@ runs:
         relgen remote pr describe "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}" --provider ${{ inputs.llm-provider }} --model ${{ inputs.llm-model }} \
           --write ${{ inputs.write-mode }} \
           --llm-token ${{ inputs.llm-key }} \
-          ${{ inputs.footer != '' && format('--footer "{0}"', inputs.footer) }} \
-          ${{ inputs.description-template != '' && format('--template {0}', inputs.description-template) }} \
-          ${{ inputs.description-prompt != '' && format('--prompt {0}', inputs.description-prompt) }}
+          ${{ inputs.footer != '' && format('--footer "{0}"', inputs.footer) || '' }} ${{ inputs.description-template != '' && format('--template {0}', inputs.description-template) || '' }} ${{ inputs.description-prompt != '' && format('--prompt {0}', inputs.description-prompt) || '' }} ${{ inputs.verbose == 'true' && '-v' || '' }}
           
     - name: Label PR
       if: inputs.label-mode != 'off'
@@ -65,4 +66,4 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       run: |
         relgen remote pr label "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}" --provider ${{ inputs.llm-provider }} --model ${{ inputs.llm-model }} \
-          --write ${{ inputs.label-mode }} --llm-token ${{ inputs.llm-key }}
+          --write ${{ inputs.label-mode }} --llm-token ${{ inputs.llm-key }} ${{ inputs.verbose == 'true' && '-v' || '' }}