diff --git a/src/semantic_release/changelog/release_history.py b/src/semantic_release/changelog/release_history.py
index 961ae074c..e50728d4c 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/changelog/release_history.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/changelog/release_history.py
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ def from_git_history(
             # commits included, the true reason for a version bump would be missing.
             if has_exclusion_match and commit_level_bump == LevelBump.NO_RELEASE:
                 log.info(
-                    "Excluding commit [%s] %s",
-                    commit.hexsha[:8],
-                    commit_message.replace("\n", " ")[:50],
+                    "Excluding commit[%s] %s",
+                    parse_result.short_hash,
+                    commit_message.split("\n", maxsplit=1)[0][:40],
                 )
                 continue
 
@@ -145,29 +145,29 @@ def from_git_history(
                     str.join(
                         " ",
                         [
-                            "Excluding commit %s (%s) because parser determined",
+                            "Excluding commit[%s] (%s) because parser determined",
                             "it should not included in the changelog",
                         ],
                     ),
-                    commit.hexsha[:8],
+                    parse_result.short_hash,
                     commit_message.replace("\n", " ")[:20],
                 )
                 continue
 
             if the_version is None:
                 log.info(
-                    "[Unreleased] adding '%s' commit(%s) to list",
-                    commit.hexsha[:8],
+                    "[Unreleased] adding commit[%s] to unreleased '%s'",
+                    parse_result.short_hash,
                     commit_type,
                 )
                 unreleased[commit_type].append(parse_result)
                 continue
 
             log.info(
-                "[%s] adding '%s' commit(%s) to release",
+                "[%s] adding commit[%s] to release '%s'",
                 the_version,
+                parse_result.short_hash,
                 commit_type,
-                commit.hexsha[:8],
             )
 
             released[the_version]["elements"][commit_type].append(parse_result)
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/changelog/template.py b/src/semantic_release/changelog/template.py
index c441788ce..2b80d8f65 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/changelog/template.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/changelog/template.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def environment(
         autoescape_value = dynamic_import(autoescape)
     else:
         autoescape_value = autoescape
-    log.debug("%s", locals())
 
     return ComplexDirectorySandboxedEnvironment(
         block_start_string=block_start_string,
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
index 6dc2774d2..38609c0ad 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def is_forced_prerelease(
     log.debug(
         "%s: %s",
         is_forced_prerelease.__name__,
-        ", ".join(f"{k} = {v}" for k, v in local_vars),
+        str.join(", ", iter(f"{k} = {v}" for k, v in local_vars)),
     )
     return (
         as_prerelease
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
index aba7575d6..2c0fdb947 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def add_mask_for(self, data: str, name: str = "redacted") -> MaskingFilter:
         if data and data not in self._UNWANTED:
-            log.debug("Adding redact pattern %r to _redact_patterns", name)
+            log.debug("Adding redact pattern '%r' to redact_patterns", name)
             self._redact_patterns[name].add(data)
         return self
 
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/version/algorithm.py b/src/semantic_release/version/algorithm.py
index cc2a7dfc3..f1fe86253 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/version/algorithm.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/version/algorithm.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def dfs(start_commit: Commit, stop_nodes: set[Commit]) -> Sequence[Commit]:
             # Add all parent commits to the stack from left to right so that the rightmost is popped first
             # as the left side is generally the merged into branch
             for parent in node.parents:
-                logger.debug("queuing parent commit %s", parent.hexsha[:7])
                 stack.put(parent)
 
         return commits