make git fetch silent
diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index 6ba664f..c4fd814 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
 	if [ "$BASE" = "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" ]; then
-		git fetch $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
+		git fetch -q $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
 		gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
 	fi
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
 	gitflow_require_branch $BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	if has $ORIGIN/$BRANCH $REMOTE_BRANCHES; then
 		gitflow_require_branches_equal $BRANCH $ORIGIN/$BRANCH
 	fi
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
 	gitflow_require_branch $BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $ORIGIN/$BRANCH
 
 	# create remote branch
 	git push $ORIGIN $BRANCH:refs/heads/$BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 
 	# configure remote tracking
 	git config branch.$BRANCH.remote $ORIGIN
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branch $ORIGIN/$BRANCH
 
 	# create tracking branch
diff --git a/git-flow-hotfix b/git-flow-hotfix
index 14ac662..aea27cc 100644
--- a/git-flow-hotfix
+++ b/git-flow-hotfix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN $MASTER_BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN $MASTER_BRANCH
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
 
diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index d42287d..f71f753 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
 
diff --git a/git-flow-support b/git-flow-support
index 55f595e..aeaed34 100644
--- a/git-flow-support
+++ b/git-flow-support
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 	# publish branch
 	git push $ORIGIN $BRANCH:refs/heads/$BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	git config branch.$BRANCH.remote $ORIGIN
 	git config branch.$BRANCH.merge refs/heads/$BRANCH
 	git co $BRANCH