diff --git a/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/CHANGELOG.md b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93581c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# 0.0.3
+
+* log to stderr
+
+# 0.0.2 - `2026-07-08T10:26:32-04:00`
+
+* publish to maven central
+
+# 0.0.1
+
+* able to set verbosity as [picocli][picocli] mixin
+* move code here 
+
+[picocli]: https://picocli.info
diff --git a/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/src/main/java/info/ankin/projects/picocli/logback/verbosity/LogbackVerbosityMixin.java b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/src/main/java/info/ankin/projects/picocli/logback/verbosity/LogbackVerbosityMixin.java
index d96a424..43472cc 100644
--- a/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/src/main/java/info/ankin/projects/picocli/logback/verbosity/LogbackVerbosityMixin.java
+++ b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/src/main/java/info/ankin/projects/picocli/logback/verbosity/LogbackVerbosityMixin.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender;
 import lombok.*;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -36,6 +38,14 @@ public LogbackVerbosityMixin(Level defaultLevel) {
         rootLogger.setLevel(defaultLevel);
     }
 
+    public static void logToStderr() {
+        ((LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory()).getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME).iteratorForAppenders().forEachRemaining(a -> {
+            if (a instanceof ConsoleAppender<ILoggingEvent> c) {
+                c.setOutputStream(System.err);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     @CommandLine.Option(
             names = {"-v", "--verbose"},
             description = "Increase verbosity. Specify multiple times to increase (-vvv)."
diff --git a/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/version.txt b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/version.txt
index 4e379d2..afab4ce 100644
--- a/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/version.txt
+++ b/lib/picocli-logback-level-mixin/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.2
+0.0.3-SNAPSHOT