diff --git a/src/secops/auth.py b/src/secops/auth.py
index c7492c7..eda2378 100644
--- a/src/secops/auth.py
+++ b/src/secops/auth.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #
 """Authentication handling for Google SecOps SDK."""
 
+import logging
 import sys
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 
 from secops.exceptions import AuthenticationError
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # Use built-in HTTPMethod from http if Python 3.11+,
 # otherwise create a compatible version
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
@@ -128,15 +131,13 @@ def increment(
             Retry object with incremented retry counters.
         """
         if response:
-            print(
+            logger.warning(  # pylint: disable=logging-fstring-interpolation
                 f"Retrying {method} {url} for {response.status} "
-                f"status code....",
-                file=sys.stderr,
+                f"status code...."
             )
         else:
-            print(
-                f"Retrying {method} {url} due to error: {error}",
-                file=sys.stderr,
+            logger.warning(  # pylint: disable=logging-fstring-interpolation
+                f"Retrying {method} {url} due to error: {error}"
             )
 
         return super().increment(
diff --git a/tests/test_auth.py b/tests/test_auth.py
index 4164bdb..0924b66 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 """Tests for authentication functionality."""
+import logging
+
 import pytest
-from secops.auth import SecOpsAuth
+from urllib3.response import HTTPResponse
+
+from secops.auth import LogRetry, SecOpsAuth
 from secops.exceptions import AuthenticationError
 
 # Marked tests for integration as ADC and Service Account Information 
@@ -85,4 +89,44 @@ def test_bearer_token_credentials_accepted():
     )
 
     auth = SecOpsAuth(credentials=creds)
-    assert auth.credentials is creds
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert auth.credentials is creds
+
+
+def test_increment_response_logs_warning(
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    retry = LogRetry(total=1)
+    response = HTTPResponse(status=503)
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="secops.auth"):
+        retry.increment(method="GET", url="/events", response=response)
+
+    assert caplog.record_tuples == [
+        (
+            "secops.auth",
+            logging.WARNING,
+            "Retrying GET /events for 503 status code....",
+        )
+    ]
+    assert capsys.readouterr().err == ""
+
+
+def test_increment_error_logs_warning(
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    retry = LogRetry(total=1)
+    error = RuntimeError("connection failed")
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="secops.auth"):
+        retry.increment(method="GET", url="/events", error=error)
+
+    assert caplog.record_tuples == [
+        (
+            "secops.auth",
+            logging.WARNING,
+            "Retrying GET /events due to error: connection failed",
+        )
+    ]
+    assert capsys.readouterr().err == ""