diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e8d78a479c20bfb16fe1427959fe1e4d2786f0b..72f6b1a7277c0957726781796e9c39afe5eee49d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ They use the following configuration.
 | --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
 | `image` / `GITLEAKS_IMAGE` | The Docker image used to run Gitleaks  | `registry.hub.docker.com/zricethezav/gitleaks:latest` |
 | `rules` / `GITLEAKS_RULES` | Gitleaks [configuration rules](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks#configuration) to use (you may also provide your own `.gitleaks.toml` configuration file in your project). | _none_ (uses default rules) |
-| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | `--verbose` |
+| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | `--verbose --redact` |
 
 ### Configuring Gitleaks rules
 
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 0d5bc83cb866f607b7ba16777ee695d9834e09dd..9df90248b45638b53841e2c59eebf23755521831 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     {
       "name": "GITLEAKS_ARGS",
       "description": "[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)",
-      "default": "--verbose",
+      "default": "--verbose --redact",
       "advanced": true
     }
   ]
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 320991e485da398a88cd84995b8a1e5843b32a3b..cbe96e70ab63959ee1dc6718b1a4ca97427c8372 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       default: ''
     args:
       description: '[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)'
-      default: '--verbose'
+      default: '--verbose --redact'
 ---
 workflow:
   rules: