diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/content/content.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/content/content.go
index 41c71c9b0..f676c70ee 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/content/content.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/content/content.go
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ var (
 
 			ctx = log.WithLogger(ctx, log.G(ctx).WithField("ref", ref))
 
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("resolving")
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("resolving")
 			name, desc, err := resolver.Resolve(ctx, ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ var (
 				return err
 			}
 
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("fetching")
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("fetching")
 			rc, err := fetcher.Fetch(ctx, desc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ var (
 
 			ctx = log.WithLogger(ctx, log.G(ctx).WithField("ref", ref))
 
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("resolving")
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("resolving")
 			fetcher, err := resolver.Fetcher(ctx, ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ var (
 
 			ctx = log.WithLogger(ctx, log.G(ctx).WithField("ref", ref))
 
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("resolving")
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("resolving")
 			pusher, err := resolver.Pusher(ctx, ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/gc/scheduler/scheduler.go b/gc/scheduler/scheduler.go
index c19f0a2db..c55c4bbe0 100644
--- a/gc/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/gc/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (s *gcScheduler) run(ctx context.Context) {
 
 		gcTime := stats.Elapsed()
 		gcTimeHist.Update(gcTime)
-		log.G(ctx).WithField("d", gcTime).Debug("garbage collected")
+		log.G(ctx).WithField("d", gcTime).Trace("garbage collected")
 		gcTimeSum += gcTime
 		collections++
 		collectionCounter.WithValues("success").Inc()
diff --git a/metadata/db.go b/metadata/db.go
index 107ee3e78..d6857b843 100644
--- a/metadata/db.go
+++ b/metadata/db.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (m *DB) cleanupSnapshotter(ctx context.Context, name string) (time.Duration
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Warn("snapshot garbage collection failed")
 	} else {
-		logger.WithField("d", d).Debugf("snapshot garbage collected")
+		logger.WithField("d", d).Tracef("snapshot garbage collected")
 	}
 	return d, err
 }
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (m *DB) cleanupContent(ctx context.Context) (time.Duration, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Warn("content garbage collection failed")
 	} else {
-		log.G(ctx).WithField("d", d).Debugf("content garbage collected")
+		log.G(ctx).WithField("d", d).Tracef("content garbage collected")
 	}
 
 	return d, err
diff --git a/pkg/cri/instrument/instrumented_service.go b/pkg/cri/instrument/instrumented_service.go
index ade7a6454..7d18965de 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/instrument/instrumented_service.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/instrument/instrumented_service.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) ExecSync(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.ExecSync
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("ExecSync for %q failed", r.GetContainerId())
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("ExecSync for %q returns with exit code %d", r.GetContainerId(), res.GetExitCode())
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("ExecSync for %q returns with exit code %d", r.GetContainerId(), res.GetExitCode())
 		}
 	}()
 	res, err = in.c.ExecSync(ctrdutil.WithNamespace(ctx), r)
@@ -411,12 +411,12 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) ImageFsInfo(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.Image
 	}
 	ctx, span := tracing.StartSpan(ctx, tracing.Name(criSpanPrefix, "ImageFsInfo"))
 	defer span.End()
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("ImageFsInfo")
+	log.G(ctx).Tracef("ImageFsInfo")
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Error("ImageFsInfo failed")
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("ImageFsInfo returns filesystem info %+v", res.ImageFilesystems)
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("ImageFsInfo returns filesystem info %+v", res.ImageFilesystems)
 		}
 		span.SetStatus(err)
 	}()
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) PodSandboxStats(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.P
 	if err := in.checkInitialized(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("PodSandboxStats for %q", r.GetPodSandboxId())
+	log.G(ctx).Tracef("PodSandboxStats for %q", r.GetPodSandboxId())
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("PodSandboxStats for %q failed", r.GetPodSandboxId())
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("PodSandboxStats for %q returns stats %+v", r.GetPodSandboxId(), res.GetStats())
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("PodSandboxStats for %q returns stats %+v", r.GetPodSandboxId(), res.GetStats())
 		}
 	}()
 	res, err = in.c.PodSandboxStats(ctrdutil.WithNamespace(ctx), r)
@@ -444,12 +444,12 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) ContainerStats(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.Co
 	if err := in.checkInitialized(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("ContainerStats for %q", r.GetContainerId())
+	log.G(ctx).Tracef("ContainerStats for %q", r.GetContainerId())
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("ContainerStats for %q failed", r.GetContainerId())
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debugf("ContainerStats for %q returns stats %+v", r.GetContainerId(), res.GetStats())
+			log.G(ctx).Tracef("ContainerStats for %q returns stats %+v", r.GetContainerId(), res.GetStats())
 		}
 	}()
 	res, err = in.c.ContainerStats(ctrdutil.WithNamespace(ctx), r)
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) ListMetricDescriptors(ctx context.Context, r *run
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("ListMetricDescriptors failed, error")
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debug("ListMetricDescriptors returns successfully")
+			log.G(ctx).Trace("ListMetricDescriptors returns successfully")
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (in *instrumentedService) ListPodSandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context, r *run
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("ListPodSandboxMetrics failed, error")
 		} else {
-			log.G(ctx).Debug("ListPodSandboxMetrics returns successfully")
+			log.G(ctx).Trace("ListPodSandboxMetrics returns successfully")
 		}
 	}()
 
diff --git a/pkg/cri/io/logger.go b/pkg/cri/io/logger.go
index 6ff7da3c1..480ce9932 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/io/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/io/logger.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func redirectLogs(path string, rc io.ReadCloser, w io.Writer, s StreamType, maxL
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF {
-				log.L.Debugf("Getting EOF from stream %q while redirecting to log file %q", s, path)
+				log.L.Tracef("Getting EOF from stream %q while redirecting to log file %q", s, path)
 			} else {
 				log.L.WithError(err).Errorf("An error occurred when redirecting stream %q to log file %q", s, path)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/container_execsync.go b/pkg/cri/server/container_execsync.go
index 04bcddd39..6c1c42564 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/container_execsync.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/container_execsync.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func drainExecSyncIO(ctx context.Context, execProcess containerd.Process, drainE
 	select {
 	case <-timerCh:
 	case <-attachDone:
-		log.G(ctx).Debugf("Stream pipe for exec process %q done", execProcess.ID())
+		log.G(ctx).Tracef("Stream pipe for exec process %q done", execProcess.ID())
 		return nil
 	}