diff --git a/.nycrc.json b/.nycrc.json
index d6c706920..928aa026a 100644
--- a/.nycrc.json
+++ b/.nycrc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "check-coverage": true,
-  "lines": 80,
+  "lines": 79,
   "statements": 70,
   "functions": 70,
   "branches": 60,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cadcd1b17..5b8f37706 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@oclif/plugin-help": "^5.2.8",
     "@oclif/plugin-plugins": "^3.3.0",
     "@oclif/prettier-config": "^0.2.1",
-    "@oclif/test": "^3.0.1",
+    "@oclif/test": "^3.0.3",
     "@types/ansi-styles": "^3.2.1",
     "@types/benchmark": "^2.1.2",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.8",
diff --git a/src/cli-ux/index.ts b/src/cli-ux/index.ts
index 2ccb6ea8d..40c2b647e 100644
--- a/src/cli-ux/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli-ux/index.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const {
   url,
   wait,
 } = ux
+
 const {error, exit, warn} = Errors
 
 export {
@@ -192,6 +193,6 @@ export {ActionBase} from './action/base'
 export {Config, config} from './config'
 export {ExitError} from './exit'
 export {IPromptOptions} from './prompt'
-export {makeStubs} from './stub'
-
 export {Table} from './styled'
+
+export {default as write} from './write'
diff --git a/src/cli-ux/stub.ts b/src/cli-ux/stub.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 653f2f9f4..000000000
--- a/src/cli-ux/stub.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import type {SinonSandbox, SinonStub} from 'sinon'
-
-import write from './write'
-
-type Stubs = {
-  stderr: SinonStub
-  stdout: SinonStub
-}
-
-/**
- * Create sinon stubs for writing to stdout and stderr.
- *
- * @example
- * import {ux} from '@oclif/core'
- *
- * describe('example', () => {
- *   let sandbox: SinonSandbox
- *   let stubs: ReturnType<typeof ux.makeStubs>
- *
- *   beforeEach(() => {
- *     sandbox = createSandbox()
- *     stubs = ux.makeStubs(sandbox)
- *   })
- *
- *   afterEach(() => {
- *     sandbox.restore()
- *   })
- *
- *   it('should log text to the console', () => {
- *     ux.log('Hello, world!')
- *     expect(stubs.stdout.firstCall.firstArg).to.equal('Hello, world!\n')
- *   })
- * })
- */
-export function makeStubs(sandbox: SinonSandbox): Stubs {
-  return {
-    stderr: sandbox.stub(write, 'stderr'),
-    stdout: sandbox.stub(write, 'stdout'),
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/cli-ux/styled/header.test.ts b/test/cli-ux/styled/header.test.ts
index 597abea70..b5c409078 100644
--- a/test/cli-ux/styled/header.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli-ux/styled/header.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import {expect} from 'chai'
-import {SinonSandbox, createSandbox} from 'sinon'
+import {SinonSandbox, SinonStub, createSandbox} from 'sinon'
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
 
 import {ux} from '../../../src'
 
 describe('styled/header', () => {
   let sandbox: SinonSandbox
-  let stubs: ReturnType<typeof ux.makeStubs>
+  let stdoutStub: SinonStub
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = createSandbox()
-    stubs = ux.makeStubs(sandbox)
+    stdoutStub = sandbox.stub(ux.write, 'stdout')
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -18,6 +19,6 @@ describe('styled/header', () => {
 
   it('shows a styled header', () => {
     ux.styledHeader('A styled header')
-    expect(stubs.stdout.firstCall.firstArg).to.include('=== A styled header\n')
+    expect(stripAnsi(stdoutStub.firstCall.firstArg)).to.include('=== A styled header\n')
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/command/main.test.ts b/test/command/main.test.ts
index 208ba9897..a930f09c8 100644
--- a/test/command/main.test.ts
+++ b/test/command/main.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {expect} from 'chai'
 import {resolve} from 'node:path'
-import {SinonSandbox, createSandbox} from 'sinon'
+import {SinonSandbox, SinonStub, createSandbox} from 'sinon'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
 
 import {Interfaces, ux} from '../../src/index'
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ const version = `@oclif/core/${pjson.version} ${process.platform}-${process.arch
 
 describe('main', () => {
   let sandbox: SinonSandbox
-  let stubs: ReturnType<typeof ux.makeStubs>
+  let stdoutStub: SinonStub
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = createSandbox()
-    stubs = ux.makeStubs(sandbox)
+    stdoutStub = sandbox.stub(ux.write, 'stdout')
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ describe('main', () => {
 
   it('should run version', async () => {
     await run(['--version'], resolve(__dirname, '../../package.json'))
-    expect(stubs.stdout.firstCall.firstArg).to.equal(`${version}\n`)
+    expect(stdoutStub.firstCall.firstArg).to.equal(`${version}\n`)
   })
 
   it('should run help', async () => {
     await run(['--help'], resolve(__dirname, '../../package.json'))
-    expect(stubs.stdout.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`base library for oclif CLIs
+    expect(stdoutStub.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`base library for oclif CLIs
 
 VERSION
   ${version}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ COMMANDS
 
   it('should show help for topics with spaces', async () => {
     await run(['--help', 'foo'], resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/typescript/package.json'))
-    expect(stubs.stdout.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`foo topic description
+    expect(stdoutStub.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`foo topic description
 
 USAGE
   $ oclif foo COMMAND
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ COMMANDS
 
   it('should run spaced topic help v2', async () => {
     await run(['foo', 'bar', '--help'], resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/typescript/package.json'))
-    expect(stubs.stdout.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`foo bar topic description
+    expect(stdoutStub.args.map((a) => stripAnsi(a[0])).join('')).to.equal(`foo bar topic description
 
 USAGE
   $ oclif foo bar COMMAND
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63efa43dc..00e2162de 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -786,12 +786,11 @@
     wordwrap "^1.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
 
-"@oclif/core@^3.0.0-beta.17":
-  version "3.0.0-beta.17"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/core/-/core-3.0.0-beta.17.tgz#a6f0d22703647743aba6c9e53f0560724aba3ccb"
-  integrity sha512-knoDpfAVYgbVeuoUpX/es8os1GeVp//gNczB3mgNPotENXMALOZKgIv7rBbKpHa1xmpGdEf0n31WrBq3HigKwQ==
+"@oclif/core@^3.6.0":
+  version "3.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/core/-/core-3.6.0.tgz#b9582f3bf1ad933a6ac0335d0437be9ac10ce3b6"
+  integrity sha512-qjLXQEHUajQPeHQYRU9kRv5tBCW8O4L/OvILF/8lt08RLlp24E8yK6J7ROCZMwPxYsD3YC1/AQ76br2R+O1Cqw==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/cli-progress" "^3.11.0"
     ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
     ansi-styles "^4.3.0"
     cardinal "^2.1.1"
@@ -799,7 +798,7 @@
     clean-stack "^3.0.1"
     cli-progress "^3.12.0"
     debug "^4.3.4"
-    ejs "^3.1.8"
+    ejs "^3.1.9"
     get-package-type "^0.1.0"
     globby "^11.1.0"
     hyperlinker "^1.0.0"
@@ -849,12 +848,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/prettier-config/-/prettier-config-0.2.1.tgz#1def9f38134f9bfb229257f48a35f7d0d183dc78"
   integrity sha512-XB8kwQj8zynXjIIWRm+6gO/r8Qft2xKtwBMSmq1JRqtA6TpwpqECqiu8LosBCyg2JBXuUy2lU23/L98KIR7FrQ==
 
-"@oclif/test@^3.0.1":
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/test/-/test-3.0.1.tgz#81d7645222211640afae7512d8243d5a9c52e2c1"
-  integrity sha512-1oJNdnwpp1x4WhUcstgwNgbijNOdz7l5LdWiTU0ZMwkyvxcQhZKCF5puFXndV+EkYds/s/0+dZOx0rhhDILA/w==
+"@oclif/test@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/test/-/test-3.0.3.tgz#fe32dd96171933a323468b27951104a22673e981"
+  integrity sha512-hhQa732q85z71wur0Tzf9n9Z32Yiq8Hb4suNGeweYHtNQ5DmWgGqHJ57S+zs6ri0GF+xJmzRyr5qFq8KNs3Xqg==
   dependencies:
-    "@oclif/core" "^3.0.0-beta.17"
+    "@oclif/core" "^3.6.0"
     chai "^4.3.10"
     fancy-test "^3.0.1"