diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/build/upload.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/build/upload.go
index 7abe3dd3e..597518ffc 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/build/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/build/upload.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package build // nolint:revive
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"time"
@@ -38,8 +37,9 @@ type UploadCommand struct {
 
 	sourceBundleImage string // image to be used as the source bundle
 
-	pw       *reactor.PodWatcher // pod-watcher instance
-	follower *follower.Follower  // follower instance
+	ioStreams *genericclioptions.IOStreams // io streams for user-facing output
+	pw        *reactor.PodWatcher        // pod-watcher instance
+	follower  *follower.Follower         // follower instance
 }
 
 const (
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (u *UploadCommand) createBuildRun(p *params.Params) (*buildv1beta1.BuildRun
 	flags.SanitizeBuildRunSpec(&br.Spec)
 
 	ns := p.Namespace()
-	log.Printf("Creating a BuildRun for '%s/%s' Build...", ns, u.buildRefName)
+	fmt.Fprintf(u.ioStreams.Out, "Creating a BuildRun for '%s/%s' Build...\n", ns, u.buildRefName)
 	clientset, err := p.ShipwrightClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (u *UploadCommand) createBuildRun(p *params.Params) (*buildv1beta1.BuildRun
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	log.Printf("BuildRun '%s' created!", br.GetName())
+	fmt.Fprintf(u.ioStreams.Out, "BuildRun '%s' created!\n", br.GetName())
 	return br, nil
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (u *UploadCommand) performDataStreaming(target *streamer.Target) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Streaming %q to the Build POD %q ...\n", u.sourceDir, target.Pod)
+	fmt.Fprintf(u.ioStreams.Out, "Streaming %q to the Build POD %q ...\n", u.sourceDir, target.Pod)
 	// creates an in-memory tarball with source directory data, and ready to start data streaming
 	tarball, err := streamer.NewTar(u.sourceDir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ func (u *UploadCommand) onPodModifiedEventBundling(pod *corev1.Pod) error {
 // Run executes the primary business logic of this subcommand, by starting to watch over the build
 // pod status and react accordingly.
 func (u *UploadCommand) Run(p *params.Params, ioStreams *genericclioptions.IOStreams) error {
+	u.ioStreams = ioStreams
 	// creating a BuildRun with settings for the local source upload
 	br, err := u.createBuildRun(p)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/buildrun/list.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/buildrun/list.go
index a1034d71a..0afb153e1 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/buildrun/list.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/buildrun/list.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package buildrun
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *ListCommand) Run(params *params.Params, io *genericclioptions.IOStreams
 	// TODO: Support multiple output formats here, not only tabwriter
 	//       find out more in kubectl libraries and use them
 
-	writer := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
+	writer := tabwriter.NewWriter(io.Out, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
 	columnNames := "NAME\tSTATUS\tAGE"
 	columnTemplate := "%s\t%s\t%s\n"
 
diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/buildstrategy/list.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/buildstrategy/list.go
index ffeeb44a3..f380579c7 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/buildstrategy/list.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/buildstrategy/list.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package buildstrategy
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *ListCommand) Validate() error {
 
 // Run executes list sub-command logic
 func (c *ListCommand) Run(p *params.Params, io *genericclioptions.IOStreams) error {
-	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
+	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(io.Out, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
 	if !c.noHeader {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "NAME\tAGE")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/clusterbuildstrategy/list.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/clusterbuildstrategy/list.go
index 740a99d26..a1e688932 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/clusterbuildstrategy/list.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/clusterbuildstrategy/list.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package clusterbuildstrategy
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *ListCommand) Validate() error {
 
 // Run executes list sub-command logic
 func (c *ListCommand) Run(p *params.Params, io *genericclioptions.IOStreams) error {
-	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
+	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(io.Out, 0, 8, 2, '\t', 0)
 	if !c.noHeader {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "NAME\tAGE")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/root.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/root.go
index 0fc189cca..30b4d85e0 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func NewCmdSHP(ioStreams *genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	p := params.NewParams()
 	p.AddFlags(rootCmd.PersistentFlags())
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(version.Command())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(version.Command(ioStreams))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(build.Command(p, ioStreams))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(buildrun.Command(p, ioStreams))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(buildstrategy.Command(p, ioStreams))
diff --git a/pkg/shp/cmd/version/version.go b/pkg/shp/cmd/version/version.go
index f66c8070a..6becd4701 100644
--- a/pkg/shp/cmd/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/shp/cmd/version/version.go
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 var version string
 
 // Command returns Version subcommand of Shipwright CLI
 // for retrieving the shp version
-func Command() *cobra.Command {
+func Command(ioStreams *genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	command := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "version",
 		Aliases: []string{"v"},
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func Command() *cobra.Command {
 				version = "development"
 			}
 
-			fmt.Printf("version: %s\n", version)
+			fmt.Fprintf(ioStreams.Out, "version: %s\n", version)
 		},
 	}
 	return command