diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 28fa6f56e..993d36d0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: rust-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -38,13 +41,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Rustup
         run: rustup default ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
       - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --verbose
+        run: cargo build -vv
       - if: ${{ matrix.environment == 'macos-latest' }}
         name: Run afl-system-config
         run: sudo AFLPlusPlus/afl-system-config
       - name: Build examples (with AFL instrumentation)
-        run: cargo run afl build --examples --verbose
+        run: cargo run afl build --examples -vv
       - name: Run tests (with AFL instrumentation)
-        run: cargo run afl test --verbose
+        run: cargo run afl test -vv
         env:
           AFL_I_DONT_CARE_ABOUT_MISSING_CRASHES: "1"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 6bbada755..f724766db 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ fn main() {
     let work_dir = if installing || env::var("DOCS_RS").is_ok() {
         let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir_in(&out_dir).unwrap();
         if Path::new(AFL_SRC_PATH).join(".git").is_dir() {
-            let output = Command::new("git")
+            let status = Command::new("git")
                 .args(["clone", AFL_SRC_PATH, &*tempdir.path().to_string_lossy()])
-                .output()
+                .status()
                 .expect("could not run 'git'");
-            assert!(output.status.success(), "{output:#?}");
+            assert!(status.success());
         } else {
             fs_extra::dir::copy(
                 AFL_SRC_PATH,
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ fn build_afl(work_dir: &Path, base: Option<&Path>) {
     if std::env::var("DEBUG").as_deref() == Ok("false") {
         command.env_remove("DEBUG");
     }
-    let output = command.output().expect("could not run 'make'");
-    assert!(output.status.success(), "{output:#?}");
+    let status = command.status().expect("could not run 'make'");
+    assert!(status.success());
 }
 
 fn build_afl_llvm_runtime(work_dir: &Path, base: Option<&Path>) {
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ fn build_afl_llvm_runtime(work_dir: &Path, base: Option<&Path>) {
     )
     .expect("Couldn't copy object file");
 
-    let output = Command::new(AR_CMD)
+    let status = Command::new(AR_CMD)
         .arg("r")
         .arg(common::archive_file_path(base))
         .arg(common::object_file_path(base))
-        .output()
+        .status()
         .expect("could not run 'ar'");
-    assert!(output.status.success(), "{output:#?}");
+    assert!(status.success());
 }