diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 438b2a1d..d0b68f69 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 2.1.1 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 2.1.2 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "attrs"
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ description = "Cross-platform colored terminal text."
 optional = false
 python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,!=3.5.*,!=3.6.*,>=2.7"
 groups = ["main"]
-markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""
 files = [
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4f1d9991f5acc0ca119f9d443620b77f9d6b33703e51011c16baf57afb285fc6"},
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:08695f5cb7ed6e0531a20572697297273c47b8cae5a63ffc6d6ed5c201be6e44"},
@@ -626,6 +625,18 @@ files = [
     {file = "soupsieve-2.7.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ad282f9b6926286d2ead4750552c8a6142bc4c783fd66b0293547c8fe6ae126a"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-colorama"
+version = "0.4.15.20240311"
+description = "Typing stubs for colorama"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["main"]
+files = [
+    {file = "types-colorama-0.4.15.20240311.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a28e7f98d17d2b14fb9565d32388e419f4108f557a7d939a66319969b2b99c7a"},
+    {file = "types_colorama-0.4.15.20240311-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:6391de60ddc0db3f147e31ecb230006a6823e81e380862ffca1e4695c13a0b8e"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "types-jsonschema"
 version = "4.23.0.20241208"
@@ -689,4 +700,4 @@ zstd = ["zstandard (>=0.18.0)"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">= 3.13"
-content-hash = "d7bc900df425f2915995c0104ae203b58adcb55f22282da9b5acbc96842aae0a"
+content-hash = "d01a497c88d6d315860a3ce2da8777dd3a83759f33bf3119f28382bf7be88090"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d8a3c938..daed841a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "drupal-advisory-database"
 requires-python = ">= 3.13"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
+colorama = "^0.4.6"
 jsonschema = "^4.23.0"
 markdownify = "^1.1.0"
 mypy = "^1.15.0"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ ruff = "~0.14.0"
 semver = "^3.0.4"
 types-jsonschema = "^4.23.0.20241208"
 types-requests = "^2.32.0.20250328"
+types-colorama = "^0.4.15.20240311"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 package-mode = false
diff --git a/scripts/generate_osv_advisories.py b/scripts/generate_osv_advisories.py
index f539776c..5107a524 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_osv_advisories.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_osv_advisories.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import requests
 import semver
+from helpers import text_is
 from markdownify import markdownify
 
 from typings import drupal, osv
@@ -350,10 +351,13 @@ def patch_advisory(sa_id: str, sa_advisory: drupal.Advisory) -> bool:
 
     if before == sa_advisory['field_affected_versions']:
       sa_advisory['field_affected_versions'] = after
-      print('  \\- patched affected versions')
+      print('  \\- ' + text_is.success('patched affected versions'))
       return True
     print(
-      f'  \\- skipped patching as affected version is now "{sa_advisory["field_affected_versions"]}"'
+      '  \\- '
+      + text_is.warning(
+        f'skipped patching as affected version is now "{sa_advisory["field_affected_versions"]}"'
+      )
     )
   return False
 
@@ -375,14 +379,14 @@ def build_osv_advisory(
   # we expect that the downloader has excluded PSA type entries, but
   # we still guard against them here just in case one slips through
   if sa_advisory['field_is_psa'] == '1':
-    print(' \\- skipping as it is a psa? (this should not happen)')
+    print(' \\-' + text_is.error('skipping as it is a psa? (this should not happen)'))
     return None
 
   # there's not really much we can do if there isn't an affected version
   # todo: since build_affected_ranges throws if this isn't present, it might
   #  make more sense to use that, with a custom exception class
   if sa_advisory['field_affected_versions'] is None:
-    print(' \\- skipping as we do not have any affected versions')
+    print(' \\- ' + text_is.notice('skipping as we do not have any affected versions'))
     return None
 
   osv_advisory: osv.Vulnerability = {
@@ -461,7 +465,10 @@ def generate_osv_advisories() -> None:
       os.makedirs(f'advisories/{name}', exist_ok=True)
       if is_existing_advisory_ahead(name, sa_id, osv_advisory['modified']):
         print(
-          ' \\- error: current modified date is ahead of the proposed modified date (is your cache up to date?)'
+          ' \\- '
+          + text_is.error(
+            'error: current modified date is ahead of the proposed modified date (is your cache up to date?)'
+          )
         )
         exit(1)
 
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/__init__.py b/scripts/helpers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/text_is.py b/scripts/helpers/text_is.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8aa3cb45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/helpers/text_is.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from colorama import Fore, Style, just_fix_windows_console
+
+just_fix_windows_console()
+
+
+def notice(message: str) -> str:
+  return f'{Fore.YELLOW}{Style.DIM}{message}{Style.RESET_ALL}'
+
+
+def success(message: str) -> str:
+  return f'{Fore.GREEN}{message}{Style.RESET_ALL}'
+
+
+def warning(message: str) -> str:
+  return f'{Fore.YELLOW}{message}{Style.RESET_ALL}'
+
+
+def error(message: str) -> str:
+  return f'{Fore.RED}{message}{Style.RESET_ALL}'