diff --git a/headache.opam b/headache.opam
index 8f20ace..413513b 100644
--- a/headache.opam
+++ b/headache.opam
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
 name: "headache"
-version: "1.05"
+version: "1.06"
 
 license: "GNU Library General Public License"
 
diff --git a/headache_tool.ml b/headache_tool.ml
index 90e4a27..2544245 100644
--- a/headache_tool.ml
+++ b/headache_tool.ml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ open Config_builtin
 open Headache
 
 
+(***************************************************************************)
+(** {2 Command-line options} *)
+
+let verbose = ref false
+
 (***************************************************************************)
 (** {2 Configuration files} *)
 
@@ -162,9 +167,9 @@ let create_header header header_width filename =
   let generator = find_generator filename in
   let skip_lst = find_skips filename in
   pipe_file (fun ic oc ->
-    let () = Skip.skip skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
+    let () = Skip.skip ~verbose:!verbose skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
     let line = generator.Model.remove ic in
-    let () = Skip.skip skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
+    let () = Skip.skip ~verbose:!verbose skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
     generator.Model.create oc header header_width;
     output_string oc line;
     copy ic oc
@@ -176,9 +181,9 @@ let remove_header filename =
   let generator = find_generator filename in
   let skip_lst = find_skips filename in
   pipe_file (fun ic oc ->
-    let () = Skip.skip skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
+    let () = Skip.skip ~verbose:!verbose skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
     let line = generator.Model.remove ic in
-    let () = Skip.skip skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
+    let () = Skip.skip ~verbose:!verbose skip_lst ic (Some oc) in
     output_string oc line;
     copy ic oc
   ) filename
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ let extract_header filename =
   let generator = find_generator filename in
   let skip_lst = find_skips filename in
   rd_pipe_file (fun ic ->
-    let () = Skip.skip skip_lst ic None in
+    let () = Skip.skip ~verbose:!verbose skip_lst ic None in
     generator.Model.extract ic
   ) filename
 
@@ -234,6 +239,10 @@ let main () =
   Arg.Unit (fun () -> action := Extract),
   "               Extract headers from files";
 
+  "-v",
+  Arg.Set verbose,
+  "               Enable verbose output";
+
   ]
 
     anonymous
diff --git a/info.ml b/info.ml
index e98689a..d124383 100644
--- a/info.ml
+++ b/info.ml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 (**************************************************************************)
 
 let name = "headache"
-let version = "1.05"
+let version = "1.06"
diff --git a/skip.ml b/skip.ml
index c55e491..76ba9ff 100644
--- a/skip.ml
+++ b/skip.ml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type param_skip = bool * regexp_skip
 ;;
 
 
-let skip skip_lst ic oc =
+let skip ~verbose skip_lst ic oc =
   let multiple_skip_lst,simple_skip_lst =
     List.partition (fun (_,(multiple,_)) -> multiple) skip_lst
   in
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ let skip skip_lst ic oc =
           with Not_found ->
             match_line simple_skip_lst;
         in
-        prerr_endline
-          ("Line : "^line^" skipped");
+        if verbose then
+          prerr_endline
+            ("Line : "^line^" skipped");
         (match oc with
          | None -> ()
          | Some oc ->