diff --git a/internal/cmd/fingerprint/fingerprint.go b/internal/cmd/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
index 8d3d08e1..0d25623f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 var exclusions = file.DefaultExclusionsFingerprint()
 
 const (
-	ExclusionFlag                = "exclusion-fingerprint"
+	ExclusionFlag                = "exclusion"
 	FingerprintCompressedContent = "fingerprint-compressed-content"
 )
 
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ var shouldFingerprintCompressedContent bool
 
 func NewFingerprintCmd(fingerprinter fingerprint.IFingerprint) *cobra.Command {
 
-	short := "Fingerprints files to match against the Debricked knowledge base. [beta feature]"
-	long := fmt.Sprintf("Fingerprint files for identification in a given path and writes it to %s. [beta feature]\nThis hashes all files and matches them against the Debricked knowledge base.", fingerprint.OutputFileNameFingerprints)
+	short := "Fingerprints files to match against the Debricked knowledge base."
+	long := fmt.Sprintf("Fingerprint files for identification in a given path and writes it to %s.\nThis hashes all files to be used for matching against the Debricked knowledge base.", fingerprint.OutputFileNameFingerprints)
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "fingerprint [path]",
 		Short: short,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Special Terms | Meaning
 Example: 
 $ debricked files fingerprint . `+exampleFlags)
 
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&shouldFingerprintCompressedContent, FingerprintCompressedContent, true, `Fingerprint the contents of compressed files by unpacking them in memory, Supported files: `+fmt.Sprintf("%v", fingerprint.FILES_TO_UNPACK))
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&shouldFingerprintCompressedContent, FingerprintCompressedContent, false, `Fingerprint the contents of compressed files by unpacking them in memory, Supported files: `+fmt.Sprintf("%v", fingerprint.FILES_TO_UNPACK))
 
 	viper.MustBindEnv(ExclusionFlag)
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/scan/scan.go b/internal/cmd/scan/scan.go
index d73c106a..45b2a672 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/scan/scan.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/scan/scan.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ $ debricked scan . `+exampleFlags)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&passOnDowntime, PassOnTimeOut, "p", false, "pass scan if there is a service access timeout")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&noResolve, NoResolveFlag, false, `disables resolution of manifest files that lack lock files. Resolving manifest files enables more accurate dependency scanning since the whole dependency tree will be analysed.
 For example, if there is a "go.mod" in the target path, its dependencies are going to get resolved onto a lock file, and latter scanned.`)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&noFingerprint, FingerprintFlag, false, "enables fingerprinting for undeclared component identification. Can be run as a standalone command [files fingerprint] with more granular options. [beta feature]")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&noFingerprint, FingerprintFlag, false, "enables fingerprinting for undeclared component identification. Can be run as a standalone command [files fingerprint] with more granular options. Will be default in an upcoming major release.")
 	cmd.Flags().MarkHidden(FingerprintFlag) //nolint:errcheck
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&callgraph, CallGraphFlag, false, `Enables call graph generation during scan.`)
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&callgraphUploadTimeout, CallGraphUploadTimeoutFlag, 10*60, "Set a timeout (in seconds) on call graph upload.")
diff --git a/internal/fingerprint/fingerprint.go b/internal/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
index 1e586044..55be4b30 100644
--- a/internal/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
+++ b/internal/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ func (f FileFingerprint) ToString() string {
 }
 
 func (f *Fingerprinter) FingerprintFiles(rootPath string, exclusions []string, fingerprintCompressedContent bool) (Fingerprints, error) {
-	log.Println("Warning: Fingerprinting is beta and may not work as expected.")
 	if len(rootPath) == 0 {
 		rootPath = filepath.Base("")
 	}