diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tuf-root-verify.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tuf-root-verify.go
index 22074c709..02e6f72d9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tuf-root-verify.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tuf-root-verify.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func NewTUFRootVerifyCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	var cmd = cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "tuf-root-verify --mirror <mirror-url> --root <root.json>",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
+		Hidden: true,
 		Short: "Verify the TUF repository from a provided TUF root",
 		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
 			Verify a TUF repository with a local TUF root.