diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index faa122c83..9a50d3adf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.3 (unreleased)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 
+  See-also: gnupg-announce/2024q4/000xxx.html
+  Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T7442
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.2 (2024-12-05)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/g10/trustdb.c b/g10/trustdb.c
index 7dc1c8f38..9c26a8336 100644
--- a/g10/trustdb.c
+++ b/g10/trustdb.c
@@ -2240,15 +2240,17 @@ validate_keys (ctrl_t ctrl, int interactive)
       keyblock = get_pubkeyblock (ctrl, k->kid);
       if (!keyblock)
         {
-          log_info (_("Note: ultimately trusted key %s not found\n"),
-                     keystr(k->kid));
+          if (!opt.quiet)
+            log_info (_("Note: ultimately trusted key %s not found\n"),
+                      keystr(k->kid));
           continue;
         }
       pk = keyblock->pkt->pkt.public_key;
       if (pk->has_expired)
         {
-          log_info (_("Note: ultimately trusted key %s expired\n"),
-                     keystr(k->kid));
+          if (!opt.quiet)
+            log_info (_("Note: ultimately trusted key %s expired\n"),
+                      keystr(k->kid));
           continue;
         }