diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d9beda01b10..1b44de000fb 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ repos:
         name: Run Swift checked in code generation
         files: ^swift/(codegen/|.*/generated/|ql/lib/(swift\.dbscheme$|codeql/swift/elements))
         language: system
-        entry: bazel run //swift/codegen
+        entry: bazel run //swift/codegen -- --quiet
         pass_filenames: false
 
       - id: swift-codegen-unit-tests
diff --git a/swift/codegen/codegen.py b/swift/codegen/codegen.py
index 9e2065eeabd..03c29dd9fc5 100755
--- a/swift/codegen/codegen.py
+++ b/swift/codegen/codegen.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def _parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
                    help="specify what targets to generate as a comma separated list, choosing among dbscheme, ql, trap "
                         "and cpp")
     p.add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action="store_true", help="print more information")
+    p.add_argument("--quiet", "-q", action="store_true", help="only print errors")
     p.add_argument("--swift-dir", type=_abspath, default=paths.swift_dir,
                    help="the directory that should be regarded as the root of the swift codebase. Used to compute QL "
                         "imports and in some comments (default %(default)s)")
@@ -48,7 +49,12 @@ def _abspath(x: str) -> pathlib.Path:
 
 def run():
     opts = _parse_args()
-    log_level = logging.DEBUG if opts.verbose else logging.INFO
+    if opts.verbose:
+        log_level = logging.DEBUG
+    elif opts.quiet:
+        log_level = logging.ERROR
+    else:
+        log_level = logging.INFO
     logging.basicConfig(format="{levelname} {message}", style='{', level=log_level)
     exe_path = paths.exe_file.relative_to(opts.swift_dir)
     for target in opts.generate: