diff --git a/hack/verify-govulncheck.sh b/hack/verify-govulncheck.sh
index 5057f9a3142..d9c2c156d4a 100755
--- a/hack/verify-govulncheck.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-govulncheck.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ kube::util::ensure-temp-dir
 WORKTREE="${KUBE_TEMP}/worktree"
 
 # Create a copy of the repo with $BRANCH checked out
-git worktree add -f "${WORKTREE}" "${BRANCH}"
+git worktree add -f -q "${WORKTREE}" "${BRANCH}"
+
 # Clean up the copy on exit
 kube::util::trap_add "git worktree remove -f ${WORKTREE}" EXIT