diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4b0d5d71..104290e9 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* `xportr_metadata()` can set `verbose` for a whole pipeline
+
 # xportr 0.3.1
 
 * Make `xportr_type()` drop factor levels when coercing variables
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index 7af50e6d..c060960d 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The `xportr_metadata()` function can reduce duplication by setting the variable
 
 ```{r, message=FALSE, eval=FALSE}
 adsl %>%
-  xportr_metadata(var_spec, "ADSL") %>%
+  xportr_metadata(var_spec, "ADSL", verbose = "warn") %>%
   xportr_type() %>%
   xportr_length() %>%
   xportr_label() %>%