diff --git a/SPECS/microcode_ctl.spec b/SPECS/microcode_ctl.spec
index bebec75..205b130 100644
--- a/SPECS/microcode_ctl.spec
+++ b/SPECS/microcode_ctl.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary:        CPU microcode updates for Intel x86 processors
 Name:           microcode_ctl
 Version:        %{intel_ucode_version}
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Epoch:          4
 License:        CC0 and Redistributable, no modification permitted
 URL:            https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ install -m 644 "%{SOURCE182}" "%{tgl_inst_dir}/disclaimer"
 
 # send the message to syslog, so it gets recorded on /var/log
 if [ -e /usr/bin/logger ]; then
-	%{check_caveats} -m -d | /usr/bin/logger -p syslog.notice -t DISCLAIMER
+	%{check_caveats} -m -d | /usr/bin/logger -p syslog.warning -t DISCLAIMER
 fi
 # also paste it over dmesg (some customers drop dmesg messages while
 # others keep them into /var/log for the later case, we'll have the
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ rpm -qa --qf "${qf}" ${pkgs} | sort -r -n -k'3,3' | {
 	done
 
 	if [ -n "${skipped}" ]; then
-		skip_msg="After installation of a new version of microcode_ctl package,
+		skip_msg="<4>After installation of a new version of microcode_ctl package,
 initramfs hasn't been re-generated for all the installed kernel packages.
 The following kernel packages have been skipped:${skipped}.
 Please re-generate initramfs manually for these kernel packages with the
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Intel CPU microcode included into early initramfs image for it, if needed."
 
 		if [ -e /usr/bin/logger ]; then
 			echo "${skip_msg}" |
-				/usr/bin/logger -p syslog.notice -t microcode_ctl
+				/usr/bin/logger -p syslog.warning -t microcode_ctl
 		fi
 
 		if [ -e /dev/kmsg ]; then
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 * Wed Mar 15 2023 MSVSphere Packaging Team <packager@msvsphere.ru> - 20220809-1
 - Rebuilt for MSVSphere 9.1.
 
+* Tue Oct 25 2022 Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@redhat.com> - 4:20220809-2
+- Change the logger severity level to warning to align with the kmsg one
+  (#2136506).
+
 * Tue Aug 09 2022 Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@redhat.com> - 4:20220809-1
 - Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20220510 release, addresses
   CVE-2022-21233 (#2115663):