diff --git a/changelog/fragments/zap-verbosity.yaml b/changelog/fragments/zap-verbosity.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e31e8fae9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/zap-verbosity.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# entries is a list of entries to include in
+# release notes and/or the migration guide
+entries:
+  - description: >
+      Helm operator reconciliation diffs are now logged only at the zap
+      debug level.
+
+    # kind is one of:
+    # - addition
+    # - change
+    # - deprecation
+    # - removal
+    # - bugfix
+    kind: "removal"
+
+    # Is this a breaking change?
+    breaking: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go b/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
index 3917f86d77a..74f7e2a7210 100644
--- a/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
+++ b/internal/helm/controller/reconcile.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (r HelmOperatorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile
 			log.Info("Release not found")
 		} else {
 			log.Info("Uninstalled release")
-			if log.V(0).Enabled() && uninstalledRelease != nil {
+			if log.V(1).Enabled() && uninstalledRelease != nil {
 				fmt.Println(diff.Generate(uninstalledRelease.Manifest, ""))
 			}
 			if !wait {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (r HelmOperatorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile
 		}
 
 		log.Info("Installed release")
-		if log.V(0).Enabled() {
+		if log.V(1).Enabled() {
 			fmt.Println(diff.Generate("", installedRelease.Manifest))
 		}
 		log.V(1).Info("Config values", "values", installedRelease.Config)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (r HelmOperatorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile
 		}
 
 		log.Info("Upgraded release", "force", force)
-		if log.V(0).Enabled() {
+		if log.V(1).Enabled() {
 			fmt.Println(diff.Generate(previousRelease.Manifest, upgradedRelease.Manifest))
 		}
 		log.V(1).Info("Config values", "values", upgradedRelease.Config)