diff --git a/src/codemodder/cli.py b/src/codemodder/cli.py
index 7f80e4fa..271dabe9 100644
--- a/src/codemodder/cli.py
+++ b/src/codemodder/cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from codemodder import __VERSION__
-from codemodder.logging import logger
+from codemodder.logging import OutputFormat, logger
 
 
 class ArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ def parse_args(argv, codemod_registry):
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
         help="print more to stdout",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-format",
+        type=OutputFormat,
+        default=OutputFormat.HUMAN,
+        choices=[str(x).split(".")[-1].lower() for x in list(OutputFormat)],
+        help="the format for the log output",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--path-exclude",
         action=CsvListAction,
diff --git a/src/codemodder/logging.py b/src/codemodder/logging.py
index 5251d224..986cf4dd 100644
--- a/src/codemodder/logging.py
+++ b/src/codemodder/logging.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from enum import Enum
 import logging
 import sys
 
@@ -5,6 +6,15 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger("codemodder")
 
 
+class OutputFormat(Enum):
+    """
+    Enum for the output format of the logger.
+    """
+
+    HUMAN = "human"
+    JSON = "json"
+
+
 def configure_logger(verbose: bool):
     """
     Configure the logger based on the verbosity level.