diff --git a/airflow/cli/commands/task_command.py b/airflow/cli/commands/task_command.py
index 6e0fc80fbb300..d8a96e5810248 100644
--- a/airflow/cli/commands/task_command.py
+++ b/airflow/cli/commands/task_command.py
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ def apply(self, logger: logging.Logger, replace: bool = True) -> None:
             for h in self.handlers:
                 if h not in logger.handlers:
                     logger.addHandler(h)
-        logger.level = self.level
+        logger.setLevel(self.level)
         if logger is not logging.getLogger():
             logger.propagate = self.propagate