diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVI.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVI.ql
index 5e5a20fd15a..723395769c3 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVI.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVI.ql	
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
  *              to enforce invariants that should hold for the whole hierarchy.
  * @kind problem
  * @id cpp/nvi
- * @problem.severity warning
+ * @problem.severity recommendation
+ * @precision low
+ * @tags maintainability
  */
 import cpp
 
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVIHub.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVIHub.ql
index 6d4600b68f9..8f87c89809a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVIHub.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/NVIHub.ql	
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  *              dependencies or dependents.
  * @kind table
  * @id cpp/nvi-hub
+ * @problem.severity recommendation
+ * @precision low
+ * @tags maintainability
  */
 import cpp