diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/log/lazy_logging.py b/src/ahriman/core/log/lazy_logging.py
index b082b39c..a51541bd 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/log/lazy_logging.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/log/lazy_logging.py
@@ -99,3 +99,24 @@ class LazyLogging:
             yield
         finally:
             self._package_logger_reset()
+
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def suppress_logging(self, log_level: int = logging.WARNING) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+        """
+        silence log messages in context
+
+        Args:
+            log_level(int, optional): the highest log level to keep (Default value = logging.WARNING)
+
+        Examples:
+             This function is designed to be used to suppress all log messages in context, e.g.:
+
+                 >>> with self.suppress_logging():
+                 >>>     do_some_noisy_actions()
+        """
+        current_level = self.logger.manager.disable
+        try:
+            logging.disable(log_level)
+            yield
+        finally:
+            logging.disable(current_level)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/package.py b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
index b3ced65b..8776a733 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/package.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
@@ -429,13 +429,14 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
         task = Task(self, configuration, repository_id.architecture, paths)
 
         try:
-            # create fresh chroot environment, fetch sources and - automagically - update PKGBUILD
-            task.init(paths.cache_for(self.base), [], None)
-            task.build(paths.cache_for(self.base), dry_run=True)
+            with self.suppress_logging():
+                # create fresh chroot environment, fetch sources and - automagically - update PKGBUILD
+                task.init(paths.cache_for(self.base), [], None)
+                task.build(paths.cache_for(self.base), dry_run=True)
 
-            pkgbuild = Pkgbuild.from_file(paths.cache_for(self.base) / "PKGBUILD")
+                pkgbuild = Pkgbuild.from_file(paths.cache_for(self.base) / "PKGBUILD")
 
-            return full_version(pkgbuild.get("epoch"), pkgbuild["pkgver"], pkgbuild["pkgrel"])
+                return full_version(pkgbuild.get("epoch"), pkgbuild["pkgver"], pkgbuild["pkgrel"])
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception("cannot determine version of VCS package")
         finally:
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_lazy_logging.py b/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_lazy_logging.py
index acd5521b..a1afaf41 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_lazy_logging.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_lazy_logging.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import pytest
 
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+from unittest.mock import call as MockCall
 
 from ahriman.core.alpm.repo import Repo
 from ahriman.core.build_tools.task import Task
@@ -10,6 +11,17 @@ from ahriman.models.log_record_id import LogRecordId
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
 
 
+def test_logger(database: SQLite, repo: Repo) -> None:
+    """
+    must set logger attribute
+    """
+    assert database.logger
+    assert database.logger.name == "sql"
+
+    assert repo.logger
+    assert repo.logger.name == "ahriman.core.alpm.repo.Repo"
+
+
 def test_logger_name(database: SQLite, repo: Repo, task_ahriman: Task) -> None:
     """
     must correctly generate logger name
@@ -77,12 +89,11 @@ def test_in_package_context_failed(database: SQLite, package_ahriman: Package, m
     reset_mock.assert_called_once_with()
 
 
-def test_logger(database: SQLite, repo: Repo) -> None:
+def test_suppress_logging(database: SQLite, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
-    must set logger attribute
+    must temporary disable log messages
     """
-    assert database.logger
-    assert database.logger.name == "sql"
-
-    assert repo.logger
-    assert repo.logger.name == "ahriman.core.alpm.repo.Repo"
+    disable_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.log.lazy_logging.logging.disable")
+    with database.suppress_logging():
+        pass
+    disable_mock.assert_has_calls([MockCall(logging.WARNING), MockCall(logging.NOTSET)])