diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
index 796c60f9f31..c573c5ff4e6 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
 
         private void Info()
         {
-            var res = dotnetCliInvoker.RunCommand("--info");
+            var res = dotnetCliInvoker.RunCommand("--info", silent: false);
             if (!res)
             {
                 throw new Exception($"{dotnetCliInvoker.Exec} --info failed.");
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
             return dotnetCliInvoker.RunCommand(args);
         }
 
-        public IList<string> GetListedRuntimes() => GetResultList("--list-runtimes");
+        public IList<string> GetListedRuntimes() => GetResultList("--list-runtimes", null, false);
 
-        public IList<string> GetListedSdks() => GetResultList("--list-sdks");
+        public IList<string> GetListedSdks() => GetResultList("--list-sdks", null, false);
 
-        private IList<string> GetResultList(string args, string? workingDirectory = null)
+        private IList<string> GetResultList(string args, string? workingDirectory = null, bool silent = true)
         {
-            if (dotnetCliInvoker.RunCommand(args, workingDirectory, out var results))
+            if (dotnetCliInvoker.RunCommand(args, workingDirectory, out var results, silent))
             {
                 return results;
             }
@@ -316,4 +316,4 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
             });
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
index 737c73b635e..1802521e28d 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
             return startInfo;
         }
 
-        private bool RunCommandAux(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output)
+        private bool RunCommandAux(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output, bool silent)
         {
             var dirLog = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workingDirectory) ? "" : $" in {workingDirectory}";
             logger.LogInfo($"Running {Exec} {args}{dirLog}");
             var pi = MakeDotnetStartInfo(args, workingDirectory);
             var threadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
-            void onOut(string s) => logger.LogInfo(s, threadId);
+            void onOut(string s) => logger.Log(silent ? Severity.Debug : Severity.Info, s, threadId);
             void onError(string s) => logger.LogError(s, threadId);
             var exitCode = pi.ReadOutput(out output, onOut, onError);
             if (exitCode != 0)
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args) =>
-            RunCommandAux(args, null, out _);
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, bool silent) =>
+            RunCommandAux(args, null, out _, silent);
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output) =>
-            RunCommandAux(args, null, out output);
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output, bool silent) =>
+            RunCommandAux(args, null, out output, silent);
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output) =>
-            RunCommandAux(args, workingDirectory, out output);
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output, bool silent) =>
+            RunCommandAux(args, workingDirectory, out output, silent);
     }
 }
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
index 0e35c0574ae..bfc8b44ee56 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
@@ -11,19 +11,22 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute `dotnet <args>` and return true if the command succeeded, otherwise false.
+        /// If `silent` is true the output of the command is logged as `debug` otherwise as `info`.
         /// </summary>
-        bool RunCommand(string args);
+        bool RunCommand(string args, bool silent = true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute `dotnet <args>` and return true if the command succeeded, otherwise false.
         /// The output of the command is returned in `output`.
+        /// If `silent` is true the output of the command is logged as `debug` otherwise as `info`.
         /// </summary>
-        bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output);
+        bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output, bool silent = true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute `dotnet <args>` in `<workingDirectory>` and return true if the command succeeded, otherwise false.
         /// The output of the command is returned in `output`.
+        /// If `silent` is true the output of the command is logged as `debug` otherwise as `info`.
         /// </summary>
-        bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output);
+        bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output, bool silent = true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/DotNet.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/DotNet.cs
index de167e14e4b..0f6683d3298 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/DotNet.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/DotNet.cs
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.Tests
 
         public string Exec => "dotnet";
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args)
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, bool silent)
         {
             lastArgs = args;
             return Success;
         }
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output)
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, out IList<string> output, bool silent)
         {
             lastArgs = args;
             output = this.output;
             return Success;
         }
 
-        public bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output)
+        public bool RunCommand(string args, string? workingDirectory, out IList<string> output, bool silent)
         {
             WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory ?? "";
-            return RunCommand(args, out output);
+            return RunCommand(args, out output, silent);
         }
 
         public string GetLastArgs() => lastArgs;