diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index c9674ff836..e415748a58 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7083,3 +7083,10 @@ David  25 Oct 2003
 		windows_opengl.C
 	client/
 		scheduler_op.C
+
+Karl 2003-10-25
+    - updated_versions: don't be so verbose unless "-v" verbose command-line
+      option is given 
+
+    tools/
+        update_versions
diff --git a/tools/update_versions b/tools/update_versions
index 50b471049c..e130da0a9d 100755
--- a/tools/update_versions
+++ b/tools/update_versions
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ import boinc_path_config
 from Boinc import database, db_mid, configxml, tools
 import sys, os, glob, re, time
 
+verbose = 0
+try:
+    if sys.argv[1] == '-v':
+        verbose = 1
+except:
+    pass
+
 config = configxml.default_config().config
 database.connect()
 
@@ -71,7 +78,8 @@ def find_versions(app, dir):
         if app:
             existing_versions = database.AppVersions.find(app=app, platform=platform, version_num=version_num)
             if existing_versions:
-                print "  Skipping existing %s %3d: %s" %(app.name, version_num, file)
+                if verbose:
+                    print "  Skipping existing %s %3d: %s" %(app.name, version_num, file)
                 continue
 
             print "  Found %s version %s for %s: %s" %(app, version_num, platform, file)
@@ -89,7 +97,8 @@ def find_versions(app, dir):
         else:
             existing_versions = database.CoreVersions.find(platform=platform, version_num=version_num)
             if existing_versions:
-                print "  Skipping existing core version %s: %s" %(version_num, file)
+                if verbose:
+                    print "  Skipping existing core version %s: %s" %(version_num, file)
                 continue
 
             print "  Found core version %3d for %s: %s" %(version_num, platform, file)