diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f60c36f..c6546ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ running [Faasm](https://github.com/faasm/faasm) cluster.
 To install `faasmctl` you need a working `pip` (virtual-)environment. Then:
 
 ```bash
-pip install faasmctl==0.49.0
+pip install faasmctl==0.50.0
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/faasmctl/util/compose.py b/faasmctl/util/compose.py
index fba5f55..cfd77a1 100644
--- a/faasmctl/util/compose.py
+++ b/faasmctl/util/compose.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 DEFAULT_FAASM_ACCLESS_ENABLED = "off"
 DEFAULT_FAASM_ATTESTATION_SERVICE_URL = "https://localhost:8443"
 DEFAULT_FAASM_CAPTURE_STDOUT = "off"
+DEFAULT_FAASM_LOG_LEVEL = "debug"
 DEFAULT_FAASM_OVERRIDE_CPU_COUNT = "8"
 
 
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ def get_compose_env_vars(faasm_checkout, mount_source, ini_file=None):
     if "FAASM_CAPTURE_STDOUT" in environ:
         env["FAASM_CAPTURE_STDOUT"] = environ["FAASM_CAPTURE_STDOUT"]
 
+    env["FAASM_LOG_LEVEL"] = DEFAULT_FAASM_LOG_LEVEL
+    if "FAASM_LOG_LEVEL" in environ:
+        env["FAASM_LOG_LEVEL"] = environ["FAASM_LOG_LEVEL"]
+
     if "CONAN_CACHE_MOUNT_SOURCE" in environ:
         env["CONAN_CACHE_MOUNT_SOURCE"] = environ["CONAN_CACHE_MOUNT_SOURCE"]
 
diff --git a/faasmctl/util/version.py b/faasmctl/util/version.py
index 3846785..2706e64 100644
--- a/faasmctl/util/version.py
+++ b/faasmctl/util/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FAASMCTL_VERSION = "0.49.0"
+FAASMCTL_VERSION = "0.50.0"
 
 
 def get_version():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af6ffa0..b173be0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "faasmctl"
-version = "0.49.0"
+version = "0.50.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Faasm Team", email="foo@bar.com" },
 ]