diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmversion/README.md b/workspaces/libnpmversion/README.md
index ac9ee50ae35d9..857c4d52dc183 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmversion/README.md
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmversion/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ npmVersion(arg, {
   ignoreScripts: false, // do not run pre/post/version lifecycle scripts
   scriptShell: '/bin/bash', // shell to run lifecycle scripts in
   message: 'v%s', // message for tag and commit, replace %s with the version
-  silent: false, // passed to @npmcli/run-script to control whether it logs
 }).then(newVersion => {
   console.error('version updated!', newVersion)
 })
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmversion/lib/version.js b/workspaces/libnpmversion/lib/version.js
index 71b55a21c2889..bfcd8a521496d 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmversion/lib/version.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmversion/lib/version.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = async (newversion, opts) => {
     ignoreScripts,
     preid,
     pkg,
-    silent,
   } = opts
 
   const { valid, clean, inc } = semver