diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index 43c2f27..421bbf7 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ jasmine.unimplementedMethod_ = function() {
  */
 jasmine.undefined = jasmine.___undefined___;
 
+/**
+ * Show diagnostic messages in the console if set to true
+ *
+ */
+jasmine.VERBOSE = false;
+
 /**
  * Default interval in milliseconds for event loop yields (e.g. to allow network activity or to refresh the screen with the HTML-based runner). Small values here may result in slow test running. Zero means no updates until all tests have completed.
  *
@@ -2186,7 +2192,9 @@ jasmine.WaitsBlock = function(env, timeout, spec) {
 jasmine.util.inherit(jasmine.WaitsBlock, jasmine.Block);
 
 jasmine.WaitsBlock.prototype.execute = function (onComplete) {
-  this.env.reporter.log('>> Jasmine waiting for ' + this.timeout + ' ms...');
+  if (jasmine.VERBOSE) {
+    this.env.reporter.log('>> Jasmine waiting for ' + this.timeout + ' ms...');
+  }
   this.env.setTimeout(function () {
     onComplete();
   }, this.timeout);
@@ -2214,7 +2222,9 @@ jasmine.util.inherit(jasmine.WaitsForBlock, jasmine.Block);
 jasmine.WaitsForBlock.TIMEOUT_INCREMENT = 10;
 
 jasmine.WaitsForBlock.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
-  this.env.reporter.log('>> Jasmine waiting for ' + (this.message || 'something to happen'));
+  if (jasmine.VERBOSE) {
+    this.env.reporter.log('>> Jasmine waiting for ' + (this.message || 'something to happen'));
+  }
   var latchFunctionResult;
   try {
     latchFunctionResult = this.latchFunction.apply(this.spec);
@@ -2429,7 +2439,7 @@ jasmine.getGlobal().clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
 
 jasmine.version_= {
   "major": 1,
-  "minor": 0,
-  "build": 2,
-  "revision": 1299565706
+  "minor": 1,
+  "build": 0,
+  "revision": 1304737707
 };