diff --git a/internal/cmd/verify.go b/internal/cmd/verify.go
index 2b59e98..079060d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/verify.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/verify.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/simplesurance/dependencies-tool/internal/deps"
@@ -45,5 +47,7 @@ func (c *verify) run(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println("verification successful")
+
 	return nil
 }