diff --git a/verl/utils/logging_utils.py b/verl/utils/logging_utils.py
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+# Copyright 2024 Bytedance Ltd. and/or its affiliates
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import logging
+
+
+def set_basic_config(level):
+    """
+    This function sets the global logging format and level. It will be called when import verl
+    """
+    logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s:%(asctime)s:%(message)s', level=level)