diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 29fe6954..fe68f34d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc
+      - name: Build for Release
+        run: npx nx run-many --target=build --parallel=3
       - name: Publish
         run: npx lerna publish --no-private from-git --yes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b07c6c9f..56b1d8fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.5.25](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/compare/v0.5.24...v0.5.25) (2024-03-15)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **sdk:** do not initialize logger if not instructed ([#156](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/issues/156)) ([cab900c](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/commit/cab900c5c1233bb11cdf3f4b41c39005769b9ea0))
+
 ## [0.5.24](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/compare/v0.5.23...v0.5.24) (2024-03-15)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index b026840d..cafef451 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "0.5.24",
+  "version": "0.5.25",
   "packages": ["packages/*"],
   "useNx": true
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6ef1ac31..65101865 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23429,7 +23429,7 @@
     },
     "packages/traceloop-sdk": {
       "name": "@traceloop/node-server-sdk",
-      "version": "0.5.24",
+      "version": "0.5.25",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-proto": "^0.49.1",
diff --git a/packages/traceloop-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/traceloop-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 1113e37a..ac310ae5 100644
--- a/packages/traceloop-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/traceloop-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.5.25](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/compare/v0.5.24...v0.5.25) (2024-03-15)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **sdk:** do not initialize logger if not instructed ([#156](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/issues/156)) ([cab900c](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/commit/cab900c5c1233bb11cdf3f4b41c39005769b9ea0))
+
 ## [0.5.24](https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry-js/compare/v0.5.23...v0.5.24) (2024-03-15)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/traceloop-sdk/package.json b/packages/traceloop-sdk/package.json
index 138d7af4..270e5b6c 100644
--- a/packages/traceloop-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/traceloop-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@traceloop/node-server-sdk",
-  "version": "0.5.24",
+  "version": "0.5.25",
   "description": "Traceloop Software Development Kit (SDK) for Node.js",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/configuration/index.ts b/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/configuration/index.ts
index b5d1ed5a..f3227cb6 100644
--- a/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/configuration/index.ts
+++ b/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/configuration/index.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ export const initialize = (options: InitializeOptions) => {
 
   _configuration = Object.freeze(options);
 
-  diag.setLogger(
-    new DiagConsoleLogger(),
-    logLevelToOtelLogLevel(options.logLevel),
-  );
-
-  diag.info(
+  if (options.logLevel) {
+    diag.setLogger(
+      new DiagConsoleLogger(),
+      logLevelToOtelLogLevel(options.logLevel),
+    );
+  }
+  console.log(
     `Traceloop exporting traces to ${
       _configuration.exporter ? "a custom exporter" : _configuration.baseUrl
     }`,
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export const initialize = (options: InitializeOptions) => {
 };
 
 const logLevelToOtelLogLevel = (
-  logLevel?: "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error",
+  logLevel: "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error",
 ) => {
   switch (logLevel) {
     case "debug":
@@ -87,7 +88,5 @@ const logLevelToOtelLogLevel = (
       return DiagLogLevel.WARN;
     case "error":
       return DiagLogLevel.ERROR;
-    default:
-      return DiagLogLevel.INFO;
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/interfaces/initialize-options.interface.ts b/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/interfaces/initialize-options.interface.ts
index 2d38ae43..afdae6c5 100644
--- a/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/interfaces/initialize-options.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/traceloop-sdk/src/lib/interfaces/initialize-options.interface.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface InitializeOptions {
 
   /**
    * Defines default log level for SDK and all instrumentations. Optional.
-   * Defaults to info.
+   * Defaults to error.
    */
   logLevel?: "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error";