diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 90e9139..c87b8ed 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var output string
+var (
+	output  string
+	noColor bool
+)
 
 // configCmd is the entry point for printing the applications configuration in the terminal
 var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -20,9 +23,9 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		switch output {
 		case "json":
-			return configuration.Config.PrintJSON(os.Stdout)
+			return configuration.Config.PrintJSON(noColor, os.Stdout)
 		case "yaml":
-			return configuration.Config.PrintYAML(os.Stdout)
+			return configuration.Config.PrintYAML(noColor, os.Stdout)
 		default:
 			return errors.New("invalid output format. Valid values are 'json' and 'yaml'")
 		}
@@ -31,4 +34,5 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	configCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&output, "output", "o", "yaml", "The output format. Valid values are 'json' and 'yaml'. Defaults to 'yaml'.")
+	configCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&noColor, "no-color", "n", false, "Disable color output")
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d430b2f..12185f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1
+	github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0
 	github.com/briandowns/spinner v1.18.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.10.3
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.20.0
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cli/safeexec v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cli/shurcooL-graphql v0.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration.go b/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
index 982071d..be034e6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/formatters"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/lexers"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/styles"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
@@ -28,28 +32,73 @@ type configuration struct {
 	CheckForUpdates         bool                `mapstructure:"check_for_updates" yaml:"check_for_updates" json:"checkForUpdates"`
 }
 
-func write(data []byte, writer io.Writer) error {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprint(writer, string(data))
-	return err
+type writeOptions struct {
+	data      string
+	lexerName string
+	noColor   bool
+	writer    io.Writer
 }
 
-func (c *configuration) PrintJSON(writer io.Writer) error {
+func prettyWrite(opts writeOptions) error {
+	lexer := lexers.Get(opts.lexerName)
+	if lexer == nil {
+		lexer = lexers.Fallback
+	}
+
+	lexer = chroma.Coalesce(lexer)
+
+	style := styles.Get("native")
+	if style == nil {
+		style = styles.Fallback
+	}
+
+	formatter := formatters.Get("terminal16m")
+
+	if opts.noColor {
+		formatter = formatters.Get("noop")
+	}
+
+	iterator, err := lexer.Tokenise(nil, opts.data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return formatter.Format(opts.writer, style, iterator)
+}
+
+func (c *configuration) PrintJSON(noColor bool, writer io.Writer) error {
 	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(c, "", "  ")
 	b = append(b, '\n')
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return write(b, writer)
+	opts := writeOptions{
+		data:      string(b),
+		lexerName: "json",
+		noColor:   noColor,
+		writer:    writer,
+	}
+
+	return prettyWrite(opts)
 }
 
-func (c *configuration) PrintYAML(writer io.Writer) error {
+func (c *configuration) PrintYAML(noColor bool, writer io.Writer) error {
 	b, err := yaml.Marshal(c)
+	y := []byte("---\n")
+	y = append(y, b...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return write(b, writer)
+	opts := writeOptions{
+		data:      string(y),
+		lexerName: "json",
+		noColor:   noColor,
+		writer:    writer,
+	}
+
+	return prettyWrite(opts)
 }
 
 func InitConfig() error {
@@ -103,4 +152,6 @@ func setDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("show_unreleased", true)
 
 	viper.SetDefault("check_for_updates", true)
+
+	viper.SetDefault("no_color", false)
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go b/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go
index 96959f3..6f4a2bb 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/configuration/configuration_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestPrintJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configuration.Config
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err = config.PrintJSON(&buf)
+	err = config.PrintJSON(true, &buf)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	cfg := `{
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ func TestPrintYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configuration.Config
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err = config.PrintYAML(&buf)
+	err = config.PrintYAML(true, &buf)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	cfg := `file_name: CHANGELOG.md
+	cfg := `---
+file_name: CHANGELOG.md
 excluded_labels:
 - maintenance
 sections: