diff --git a/.changeset/fix-keyring-logging.md b/.changeset/fix-keyring-logging.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03630c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-keyring-logging.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---\n"@googleworkspace/cli": patch\n---\n\nfix(auth): move keyring backend status message to debug log to reduce stderr pollution
diff --git a/src/credential_store.rs b/src/credential_store.rs
index 7770fe0e..eea3f865 100644
--- a/src/credential_store.rs
+++ b/src/credential_store.rs
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ fn get_or_create_key() -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]> {
     }
 
     let backend = KeyringBackend::from_env();
-    // Item 5: log which backend was selected
-    eprintln!("Using keyring backend: {}", backend.as_str());
+    tracing::debug!("Using keyring backend: {}", backend.as_str());
 
     let username = std::env::var("USER")
         .or_else(|_| std::env::var("USERNAME"))