diff --git a/build-scripts/build-doc b/build-scripts/build-doc
index 3f747601..e6c72757 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-doc
+++ b/build-scripts/build-doc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sudo apt-get -y install \
    python3-pip texlive-latex-extra latexmk
 pip3 install sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme
 cmake -S . -B build -DBUILD_DOC=1
-cmake --build build --target doc_dist
+cmake --build build --verbose --target doc_dist
 zip -r doc.zip build/manual/doc-dist
 version=$(grep -E '^release' manual/conf.py | cut -d"'" -f 2)
 mv build/manual/doc-dist qpdf-${version}-doc
diff --git a/build-scripts/build-linux b/build-scripts/build-linux
index ced4bbc8..3c0de7f0 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-linux
+++ b/build-scripts/build-linux
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sudo apt-get -y install \
    libssl-dev libtiff-tools ghostscript
 cmake -S . -B build -DCI_MODE=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
       -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL=1 -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_GNUTLS=1
-cmake --build build -j$(nproc) -- -k
+cmake --build build --verbose -j$(nproc) -- -k
 cd build
 # Make sure char is signed by default -- see also test-unsigned-char
 ./qpdf/test_char_sign | grep 'char is signed'
diff --git a/build-scripts/build-linux32 b/build-scripts/build-linux32
index 1416d9ae..0e8dd6d8 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-linux32
+++ b/build-scripts/build-linux32
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ CFLAGS=-m32 CXXFLAGS=-m32 LDFLAGS=-m32 \
       cmake -S . -B build -DCI_MODE=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
       -DUSE_IMPLICIT_CRYPTO=0 -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=0 \
       -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_NATIVE=1
-cmake --build build -j$(nproc) -- -k
+cmake --build build --verbose -j$(nproc) -- -k
 (cd build; ctest --verbose)
diff --git a/build-scripts/build-mac b/build-scripts/build-mac
index eab7703c..094de58f 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-mac
+++ b/build-scripts/build-mac
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ make -k
 sudo make install
 cd ..
 cmake -S . -B build -DCI_MODE=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-cmake --build build -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu) -- -k
+cmake --build build --verbose -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu) -- -k
 (cd build; ctest --verbose)
diff --git a/build-scripts/build-windows b/build-scripts/build-windows
index 76f88f3b..7d0f248d 100755
--- a/build-scripts/build-windows
+++ b/build-scripts/build-windows
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ unzip qpdf-external-libs-bin.zip
 
 cd build
 ../cmake-win $tool ci
-cmake --build . -j$(nproc) "${cmake_xargs[@]}"
+cmake --build . --verbose -j$(nproc) "${cmake_xargs[@]}"
 ctest --verbose "${ctest_xargs[@]}"
 cpack -G NSIS -C $config
 cpack -G ZIP -C $config
diff --git a/build-scripts/test-sanitizers b/build-scripts/test-sanitizers
index 75ac8af0..7c2be35b 100755
--- a/build-scripts/test-sanitizers
+++ b/build-scripts/test-sanitizers
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env CFLAGS="-fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined" \
     -DCI_MODE=1 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=0 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
     -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL=1 -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_GNUTLS=1 \
     -DENABLE_QTC=1
-cmake --build build -j$(nproc) -- -k
+cmake --build build --verbose -j$(nproc) -- -k
 cd build
 # libtests automatically runs with all crypto providers.
 ctest --verbose
diff --git a/build-scripts/test-unsigned-char b/build-scripts/test-unsigned-char
index 1f4c68d8..11ede4ee 100755
--- a/build-scripts/test-unsigned-char
+++ b/build-scripts/test-unsigned-char
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env CFLAGS="-funsigned-char" \
     -DCI_MODE=1 -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=0 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL=1 -DREQUIRE_CRYPTO_GNUTLS=1 \
     -DENABLE_QTC=1
-cmake --build build -j$(nproc) -- -k
+cmake --build build --verbose -j$(nproc) -- -k
 cd build
 # Make sure char is unsigned by default. ./build-linux verifies that
 # that build has char signed by default. That way we can be sure we