diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-binary/README.md b/plugins/pyenv-binary/README.md
index 5e3ba20a..817e9a6f 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv-binary/README.md
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-binary/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ and dependency metadata exist to catch that.
 
 ## Commands
 
-### `pyenv binary package <version>[:<entry>] --archive-base-url <url>`
+### `pyenv binary package [-v|--verbose] <version>[:<entry>] --archive-base-url <url>`
 
 Installs `<version>` from source under a separate name, packages that install
 with `save`, then emits a python-build definition for it with
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ with `save`, then emits a python-build definition for it with
 current platform, platform version and architecture. An explicit entry keeps
 the existing custom-build workflow.
 
+Pass `-v` to show build progress from `pyenv install`.
+
 ```sh
 pyenv binary package 3.12.7 \
   --archive-base-url https://example.com/binaries
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-binary/libexec/pyenv-binary-package b/plugins/pyenv-binary/libexec/pyenv-binary-package
index 88a0283f..4c6592bc 100755
--- a/plugins/pyenv-binary/libexec/pyenv-binary-package
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-binary/libexec/pyenv-binary-package
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Summary: Create an installable binary package from a Python version
 #
-# Usage: pyenv binary package <version>[:<entry>] --archive-base-url <url>
+# Usage: pyenv binary package [-v|--verbose] <version>[:<entry>] --archive-base-url <url>
 #
 #   Installs <version> from source under a separate entry name, saves it as a
 #   binary package, then emits a python-build definition for that package.
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #   <entry>               The optional name to build under and install the
 #                         binary as. If omitted, a name is generated from the
 #                         current platform, platform version and architecture.
+#   -v,--verbose          Show build progress from `pyenv install'.
 #   --archive-base-url <url>
 #                         Where the archive will be hosted; the definition
 #                         downloads it from <url>/<entry>.tar.gz.
@@ -23,23 +24,29 @@ set -e
 # Provide pyenv completions
 if [ "$1" = "--complete" ]; then
   echo --archive-base-url
+  echo --verbose
   exec pyenv-install --list --bare
 fi
 
 spec=""
 archive_base_url=""
+verbose=""
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
   --archive-base-url )
-    [ $# -ge 2 ] || { echo "pyenv-binary: --archive-base-url needs a value" >&2; exit 1; }
-    archive_base_url="$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    [ $# -lt 2 ] && { echo "pyenv-binary: --archive-base-url needs a value" >&2; exit 1; }
+    archive_base_url="$2"; shift ;;
+  -v|--verbose)
+    verbose=1 ;;
   -* )
     echo "pyenv-binary: unknown option \`$1'" >&2; exit 1 ;;
   * )
     [ -z "$spec" ] || { echo "pyenv-binary: unexpected argument \`$1'" >&2; exit 1; }
-    spec="$1"; shift ;;
+    spec="$1"
+    ;;
   esac
+  shift
 done
 
 if [ -z "$spec" ] || [ -z "$archive_base_url" ]; then
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ if [ "$os" = "Darwin" ]; then
 fi
 
 # `pyenv install' puts a `<version>:<alias>' build under versions/<alias>.
-pyenv-install "$spec"
+pyenv-install ${verbose:+--verbose} "$spec"
 pyenv-binary-save "$entry" "$PWD" --name "$entry"
 
 pyenv-binary-generate-installer "${entry}.meta" \
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-binary/test/package.bats b/plugins/pyenv-binary/test/package.bats
index 6262a8c3..b3f2f6dc 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv-binary/test/package.bats
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-binary/test/package.bats
@@ -6,12 +6,24 @@ load test_helper
 # the platform tools report a fixed Linux target so the real `save' and
 # `generate-installer' behave the same on any test host.
 stub_build_environment() {
-  create_stub pyenv-install 'mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/${1##*:}/bin"'
-  create_stub pyenv-latest '[ "$1" = "-f" ] && [ "$2" = "-k" ] && shift 2 && echo "$*"'
+  create_stub pyenv-install 'echo "${0##*/} $*"; mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/${1##*:}/bin"'
+  create_stub pyenv-latest 'while (($#)); do case "$1" in -f|-k);; *)break;; esac; shift; done; echo "$*"'
   create_stub uname 'case "$1" in -s) echo Linux;; -m) echo x86_64;; esac'
   create_stub getconf 'echo "glibc 2.17"'
 }
 
+@test "-v|--verbose runs pyenv install verbosely" {
+  stub_build_environment
+  create_stub pyenv-binary-save true
+  create_stub pyenv-binary-generate-installer true
+
+  for opt in "" -v --verbose; do 
+    run pyenv-binary-package $opt 3.12.7:3.12.7-test \
+      --archive-base-url http://example.com/binaries
+    assert_success "pyenv-install ${opt:+--verbose }3.12.7:3.12.7-test"
+  done
+}
+
 @test "completion lists the option and definitions provided by another plugin" {
   mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/plugins/example/share/python-build"
   touch "${PYENV_ROOT}/plugins/example/share/python-build/3.12.7-example"
@@ -20,6 +32,7 @@ stub_build_environment() {
   run pyenv-binary-package --complete
   assert_success
   assert_line "--archive-base-url"
+  assert_line "--verbose"
   assert_line "3.12.7-example"
   refute_line "Available versions:"
 }
@@ -92,7 +105,6 @@ stub_build_environment() {
 
 @test "strips a trailing slash from the archive base url" {
   stub_build_environment
-  cd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}"
 
   run pyenv-binary-package 3.12.7:3.12.7-test \
     --archive-base-url http://example.com/binaries/