diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.test.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.test.ts
index 1d603b537d..815d934fd3 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {runBulkOperationMutation} from './run-mutation.js'
 import {watchBulkOperation, shortBulkOperationPoll} from './watch-bulk-operation.js'
 import {downloadBulkOperationResults} from './download-bulk-operation-results.js'
 import {BULK_OPERATIONS_MIN_API_VERSION} from './constants.js'
-import {resolveApiVersion} from '../graphql/common.js'
+import {resolveApiVersion, createAdminSessionAsApp} from '../graphql/common.js'
 import {BulkOperationRunQueryMutation} from '../../api/graphql/bulk-operations/generated/bulk-operation-run-query.js'
 import {BulkOperationRunMutationMutation} from '../../api/graphql/bulk-operations/generated/bulk-operation-run-mutation.js'
 import {OrganizationApp, OrganizationSource, OrganizationStore} from '../../models/organization.js'
@@ -23,11 +23,22 @@ vi.mock('../graphql/common.js', async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual('../graphql/common.js')
   return {
     ...actual,
+    createAdminSessionAsApp: vi.fn(),
     resolveApiVersion: vi.fn(),
     validateMutationStore: vi.fn(),
   }
 })
-vi.mock('@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui')
+vi.mock('@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual('@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui')
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    renderSingleTask: vi.fn(async ({task}) => task()),
+    renderSuccess: vi.fn(),
+    renderWarning: vi.fn(),
+    renderError: vi.fn(),
+    renderInfo: vi.fn(),
+  }
+})
 vi.mock('@shopify/cli-kit/node/fs')
 vi.mock('@shopify/cli-kit/node/session', async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual('@shopify/cli-kit/node/session')
@@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ describe('executeBulkOperation', () => {
   }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.mocked(createAdminSessionAsApp).mockResolvedValue(mockAdminSession)
     vi.mocked(ensureAuthenticatedAdminAsApp).mockResolvedValue(mockAdminSession)
     vi.mocked(shortBulkOperationPoll).mockResolvedValue(createdBulkOperation)
     vi.mocked(resolveApiVersion).mockResolvedValue(BULK_OPERATIONS_MIN_API_VERSION)
diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.ts
index 50887563a1..bc7d9747e8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/bulk-operations/execute-bulk-operation.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ import {
   isMutation,
 } from '../graphql/common.js'
 import {OrganizationApp, Organization, OrganizationStore} from '../../models/organization.js'
-import {renderSuccess, renderInfo, renderError, renderWarning, TokenItem} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui'
+import {
+  renderSuccess,
+  renderInfo,
+  renderError,
+  renderWarning,
+  renderSingleTask,
+  TokenItem,
+} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui'
 import {outputContent, outputToken, outputResult} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/output'
 import {AbortError, BugError} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/error'
 import {AbortController} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/abort'
@@ -61,12 +68,18 @@ export async function executeBulkOperation(input: ExecuteBulkOperationInput): Pr
     version: userSpecifiedVersion,
   } = input
 
-  const adminSession = await createAdminSessionAsApp(remoteApp, store.shopDomain)
-
-  const version = await resolveApiVersion({
-    adminSession,
-    userSpecifiedVersion,
-    minimumDefaultVersion: BULK_OPERATIONS_MIN_API_VERSION,
+  const {adminSession, version} = await renderSingleTask({
+    title: outputContent`Authenticating`,
+    task: async () => {
+      const adminSession = await createAdminSessionAsApp(remoteApp, store.shopDomain)
+      const version = await resolveApiVersion({
+        adminSession,
+        userSpecifiedVersion,
+        minimumDefaultVersion: BULK_OPERATIONS_MIN_API_VERSION,
+      })
+      return {adminSession, version}
+    },
+    renderOptions: {stdout: process.stderr},
   })
 
   const variablesJsonl = await parseVariablesToJsonl(variables, variableFile)
diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/execute-operation.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/execute-operation.ts
index 01bd946a4d..00807b1607 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/execute-operation.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/execute-operation.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import {
   createAdminSessionAsApp,
   validateSingleOperation,
   resolveApiVersion,
-  formatOperationInfo,
   validateMutationStore,
 } from './graphql/common.js'
 import {OrganizationApp, Organization, OrganizationStore} from '../models/organization.js'
-import {renderSuccess, renderError, renderInfo, renderSingleTask} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui'
+import {renderSuccess, renderError, renderSingleTask} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/ui'
+import {AdminSession} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/session'
 import {outputContent, outputToken, outputResult} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/output'
 import {AbortError} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/error'
 import {adminRequestDoc} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/api/admin'
@@ -62,30 +62,16 @@ async function parseVariables(
 }
 
 export async function executeOperation(input: ExecuteOperationInput): Promise<void> {
-  const {
-    organization,
-    remoteApp,
-    store,
-    query,
-    variables,
-    variableFile,
-    version: userSpecifiedVersion,
-    outputFile,
-  } = input
+  const {remoteApp, store, query, variables, variableFile, version: userSpecifiedVersion, outputFile} = input
 
-  const adminSession = await createAdminSessionAsApp(remoteApp, store.shopDomain)
-
-  const version = await resolveApiVersion({adminSession, userSpecifiedVersion})
-
-  renderInfo({
-    headline: 'Executing GraphQL operation.',
-    body: [
-      {
-        list: {
-          items: formatOperationInfo({organization, remoteApp, storeFqdn: store.shopDomain, version}),
-        },
-      },
-    ],
+  const {adminSession, version} = await renderSingleTask({
+    title: outputContent`Authenticating`,
+    task: async (): Promise<{adminSession: AdminSession; version: string}> => {
+      const adminSession = await createAdminSessionAsApp(remoteApp, store.shopDomain)
+      const version = await resolveApiVersion({adminSession, userSpecifiedVersion})
+      return {adminSession, version}
+    },
+    renderOptions: {stdout: process.stderr},
   })
 
   const parsedVariables = await parseVariables(variables, variableFile)