---
title: "Release v1.0.0-beta.2: Server log verbosity and startup output"
description: "SurrealDB 1.0.0-beta.2 adds a <code>--log</code> argument for setting server log verbosity, and stops printing the generated root password at startup."
url: https://surrealdb.com/blog/release-v1-0-0-beta-2
date: 2022-07-20
authors: "Tobie Morgan Hitchcock"
---

# Release v1.0.0-beta.2: Server log verbosity and startup output

![Release v1.0.0-beta.2: Server log verbosity and startup output](https://cdn.surrealdb.com/cl93uia03ggs73c8tru0.auto)

SurrealDB 1.0.0-beta.2 is now out with a few minor but important improvements you will be interested to see.

## Improvements

- Improve command-line logging output

- Enable new --log argument for specifying server log level

- Hide default randomly-generated server password

## Fixes

- Ensure correct version is displayed when running surreal version command

- Fix bug when defining NS and DB without first selecting a NS or DB

- Fix bug with VALUE and ASSERT clauses in DEFINE FIELD statements when fields are not present in query

/releases