diff --git a/.github/workflows/emscripten.yml b/.github/workflows/emscripten.yml
index 633c39125..9ab554bb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emscripten.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emscripten.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure CMake
         run: emcmake cmake -B build
       - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build build/
+        run: cmake -v --build build/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index fc02d8c9d..59ab6fe41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -75,19 +75,19 @@ jobs:
         git clone --depth 1 https://gitlab.gnome.org/jadahl/libdecor.git --branch 0.1.0
         cd libdecor
         meson build --buildtype release -Ddemo=false -Ddbus=disabled
-        ninja -C build
+        ninja -v -C build
         sudo meson install -C build
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -B build -DSDL_TEST=ON ${{ matrix.platform.flags }}
     - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build build/ --config Release
+      run: cmake -v --build build/ --config Release
     - name: Install
       run: |
         set -eu
-        cmake --build build/ --config Release
+        cmake -v --build build/ --config Release
         rm -fr DESTDIR-cmake
-        DESTDIR=$(pwd)/DESTDIR-cmake cmake --install build/ --config Release
+        DESTDIR=$(pwd)/DESTDIR-cmake cmake -v --install build/ --config Release
         ( cd DESTDIR-cmake; find ) | LC_ALL=C sort -u
     - name: Configure Autotools
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ jobs:
         set -eu
         curdir="$(pwd)"
         parallel="$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"
-        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools
-        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools/test
+        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools V=1
+        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools/test V=1
         rm -fr DESTDIR-autotools
         mkdir DESTDIR-autotools
-        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools install DESTDIR="${curdir}/DESTDIR-autotools"
+        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools install DESTDIR="${curdir}/DESTDIR-autotools" V=1
         ( cd DESTDIR-autotools; find ) | LC_ALL=C sort -u
-        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools dist
+        make -j"${parallel}" -C build-autotools dist V=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
index ca78cb1c7..a6705d845 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -B build -DSDL_TEST=ON ${{ matrix.platform.flags }}
     - name: Build CMake
-      run: cmake --build build/ --config Release --parallel
+      run: cmake -v --build build/ --config Release --parallel
 
     - name: Add msbuild to PATH
       if: ${{ matrix.platform.project != '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/riscos.yml b/.github/workflows/riscos.yml
index 3f46668b7..aa8233bd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/riscos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/riscos.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure
       run: ./configure --host=arm-unknown-riscos --disable-gcc-atomics
     - name: Build
-      run: make -j`nproc`
+      run: make -j`nproc` V=1
 
   cmake:
     name: CMake
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -S. -Bbuild -G Ninja -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/home/riscos/env/toolchain-riscos.cmake -DRISCOS=ON -DSDL_GCC_ATOMICS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build build
+      run: cmake -v --build build