diff --git a/pkg/logging/Cargo.toml b/pkg/logging/Cargo.toml
index 20c8a8b015..e7762298db 100644
--- a/pkg/logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pkg/logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0.39"
 # - Dynamic keys required to allow HashMap keys to be slog::Serialized.
 # - The 'max_*' features allow changing the log level at runtime
 #   (by stopping the compiler from removing log calls).
-slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_info"] }
+slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_debug"] }
 slog-json = "2.3.0"
 slog-async = "2.3.0"
 slog-scope = "4.1.2"
diff --git a/src/agent/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/Cargo.toml
index 6d0189b513..a6ba05dd5d 100644
--- a/src/agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 oci = { path = "oci" }
-logging = { path = "../../pkg/logging" }
 rustjail = { path = "rustjail" }
 protocols = { path = "protocols" }
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
@@ -36,11 +35,10 @@ rtnetlink = "0.8.0"
 netlink-packet-utils = "0.4.1"
 ipnetwork = "0.17.0"
 
-# slog:
-# - Dynamic keys required to allow HashMap keys to be slog::Serialized.
-# - The 'max_*' features allow changing the log level at runtime
-#   (by stopping the compiler from removing log calls).
-slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_info"] }
+# Note: this crate sets the slog 'max_*' features which allows the log level
+# to be modified at runtime.
+logging = { path = "../../pkg/logging" }
+slog = "2.5.2"
 slog-scope = "4.1.2"
 
 # Redirect ttrpc log calls
diff --git a/src/agent/vsock-exporter/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/vsock-exporter/Cargo.toml
index ba24dedc6c..2e788dd675 100644
--- a/src/agent/vsock-exporter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/vsock-exporter/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.126", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio-vsock = "0.3.1"
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
-slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_info"] }
+slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_debug"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.50"
 tokio = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/src/trace-forwarder/Cargo.toml b/src/trace-forwarder/Cargo.toml
index 59612dc640..d2cfe8af74 100644
--- a/src/trace-forwarder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/trace-forwarder/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ tracing-opentelemetry = "0.13.0"
 tracing = "0.1.26"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2.18"
 
+# Note: this crate sets the slog 'max_*' features which allows the log level
+# to be modified at runtime.
 logging = { path = "../../pkg/logging" }
-
-# Note: The 'max_*' features allow changing the log level at runtime
-# (by stopping the compiler from removing log calls).
-slog = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["dynamic-keys", "max_level_trace", "release_max_level_trace"] }
+slog = "2.5.2"
 
 privdrop = "0.5.1"