diff --git a/configs/components/_base-rubygem.rb b/configs/components/_base-rubygem.rb
index ce25148b..95ad5352 100644
--- a/configs/components/_base-rubygem.rb
+++ b/configs/components/_base-rubygem.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
   # If we are installing a newer version of a default gem, we need to remove the existing
   # specification file so that we don't get warnings. The corresponding gem directory is
   # usually empty and only there for compatibility reasons, so we remove that too to avoid confusion.
-  steps << "rm -f #{settings[:gem_home]}/specifications/default/#{name}-*.gemspec"
-  steps << "rm -rf #{settings[:gem_home]}/gems/#{name}-*[!#{version}]"
+  steps << "rm --verbose -f #{settings[:gem_home]}/specifications/default/#{name}-*.gemspec"
+  steps << "rm --verbose -rf #{settings[:gem_home]}/gems/#{name}-*[!#{version}]"
 end