diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/config-download-verbosity-ab2e89e169c208a7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/config-download-verbosity-ab2e89e169c208a7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd99eacaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/config-download-verbosity-ab2e89e169c208a7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - The verbosity of the config-download ansible tasks now defaults to 0
+    instead of 1. This makes the tasks not verbose by default. The verbosity
+    specified on the command line with the deployment command is now honored
+    and can be used to disable verbosity or increase the verbosity level as
+    needed.
diff --git a/workbooks/deployment.yaml b/workbooks/deployment.yaml
index 2e8b4654c..dbcecb1c4 100644
--- a/workbooks/deployment.yaml
+++ b/workbooks/deployment.yaml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ workflows:
       - plan_name: overcloud
       - ssh_network: ctlplane
       - work_dir: /var/lib/mistral
-      - verbosity: 1
+      - verbosity: 0
       - blacklist: []
       - override_ansible_cfg: ""
       - config_download_timeout: 14400