diff --git a/packages/create-bot/package.json b/packages/create-bot/package.json
index 84d2fd2c..c315f600 100644
--- a/packages/create-bot/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-bot/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "create-bot": "./src/main.js"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "chalk": "5.3.0",
+        "colorette": "^2.0.20",
         "cross-spawn": "7.0.3",
         "glob": "10.2.6",
         "handlebars": "4.7.8",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "open": "9.1.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.6",
-        "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.6"
+        "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.6",
+        "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.6"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-bot/src/cli.ts b/packages/create-bot/src/cli.ts
index 78e548d3..2bc8614b 100644
--- a/packages/create-bot/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/create-bot/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import * as colors from 'colorette'
 import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import open from 'open'
 
@@ -47,14 +47,16 @@ export async function askForConfigPersisted(): Promise<UserConfigPersisted> {
                     setTimeout(() => void open(TELEGRAM_APPS_PAGE), 1000)
 
                     return [
-                        chalk.italic(`Opening ${chalk.blue(TELEGRAM_APPS_PAGE)}...`),
-                        `🔒 Log in with your ${chalk.blueBright('Telegram')} account`,
+                        colors.italic(`Opening ${colors.blue(TELEGRAM_APPS_PAGE)}...`),
+                        `🔒 Log in with your ${colors.blueBright('Telegram')} account`,
                         '📝 Fill out the form:',
-                        `   - ${chalk.bold('App title, short name')}: anything you want, can be changed later`,
-                        `   - ${chalk.bold('Platform')}: doesn't matter`,
-                        `   - ${chalk.bold('URL')}: can be left blank`,
-                        `🚀 Click ${chalk.bold('Create application')}`,
-                        `${chalk.bold.red('❗ DO NOT')} share your API hash with anyone, as it can't be revoked`,
+                        `   - ${colors.bold('App title, short name')}: anything you want, can be changed later`,
+                        `   - ${colors.bold('Platform')}: doesn't matter`,
+                        `   - ${colors.bold('URL')}: can be left blank`,
+                        `🚀 Click ${colors.bold('Create application')}`,
+                        `${colors.bold(
+                            colors.red('❗ DO NOT'),
+                        )} share your API hash with anyone, as it can't be revoked`,
                     ].join('\n')
                 }
                 if (!/^\d+$/.test(v)) return 'API ID must be a number'
@@ -109,8 +111,8 @@ export async function askForConfig(): Promise<UserConfig> {
                     allowEmptyBotToken = true
 
                     return [
-                        `You most likely need a bot token. You can obtain one from ${chalk.blue('@BotFather')}`,
-                        `   Press ${chalk.bold('Enter')} again if you want to create a ${chalk.magenta('userbot')}`,
+                        `You most likely need a bot token. You can obtain one from ${colors.blue('@BotFather')}`,
+                        `   Press ${colors.bold('Enter')} again if you want to create a ${colors.magenta('userbot')}`,
                     ].join('\n')
                 }
                 if (!v.match(/^(\d+):[a-z0-9-_]{16,50}$/i)) return 'Invalid bot token'
diff --git a/packages/create-bot/src/main.ts b/packages/create-bot/src/main.ts
index c836cb55..3b7cb91a 100644
--- a/packages/create-bot/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/create-bot/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import * as colors from 'colorette'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 
 import { askForConfig } from './cli.js'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if (config.features.includes(MtcuteFeature.Linters)) {
     await exec(outDir, 'pnpm', 'exec', 'husky', 'install')
 }
 
-console.log(`✅ Scaffolded new project at ${chalk.blue(outDir)}`)
+console.log(`✅ Scaffolded new project at ${colors.blue(outDir)}`)
 console.log('🚀 Run it with:')
-console.log(`  ${chalk.blue('$')} cd ${projectName}`)
-console.log(`  ${chalk.blue('$')} pnpm start`)
+console.log(`  ${colors.blue('$')} cd ${projectName}`)
+console.log(`  ${colors.blue('$')} pnpm start`)
diff --git a/packages/create-bot/src/utils.ts b/packages/create-bot/src/utils.ts
index 9bb27ada..90a31419 100644
--- a/packages/create-bot/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-bot/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import * as colors from 'colorette'
 import { spawn } from 'cross-spawn'
 
 export function exec(cwd: string, ...cmd: string[]) {
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-        console.log(`${chalk.blue('$')} ${cmd.join(' ')}`)
+        console.log(`${colors.blue('$')} ${cmd.join(' ')}`)
 
         const proc = spawn(cmd[0], cmd.slice(1), {
             stdio: 'inherit',
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 40b17505..acedebb5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ importers:
 
   packages/create-bot:
     dependencies:
-      chalk:
-        specifier: 5.3.0
-        version: 5.3.0
+      colorette:
+        specifier: ^2.0.20
+        version: 2.0.20
       cross-spawn:
         specifier: 7.0.3
         version: 7.0.3
@@ -2039,7 +2039,6 @@ packages:
 
   /colorette@2.0.20:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IfEDxwoWIjkeXL1eXcDiow4UbKjhLdq6/EuSVR9GMN7KVH3r9gQ83e73hsz1Nd1T3ijd5xv1wcWRYO+D6kCI2w==}
-    dev: true
 
   /commander@10.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y4Mg2tXshplEbSGzx7amzPwKKOCGuoSRP/CjEdwwk0FOGlUbq6lKuoyDZTNZkmxHdJtp54hdfY/JUrdL7Xfdug==}