diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index fafdfc84..7de3985b 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ program
   .description('upgrade dependencies and devDependencies of all packages')
   .option('--dry-run', 'no actual upgrading (just the fetching process)', false)
   .option('--registry <url>', 'npm registry to use')
-  .action(async (targetPath: string, { dryRun, registry }) => {
+  .option('--no-color', 'disable colored output', true)
+  .action(async (targetPath: string, { dryRun, registry, color }) => {
     const { upgrade } = await import('./commands/upgrade.js');
 
     await upgrade({
       directoryPath: path.resolve(targetPath || ''),
       dryRun,
+      color,
       registryUrl: registry,
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/commands/upgrade.ts b/src/commands/upgrade.ts
index 510b3ec7..caf86fcb 100644
--- a/src/commands/upgrade.ts
+++ b/src/commands/upgrade.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { createCliProgressBar } from '../utils/cli-progress-bar.js';
 import { loadPlebConfig, normalizePinnedPackages } from '../utils/config.js';
 import { loadEnvNpmConfig } from '../utils/npm-config.js';
 import { NpmRegistry, officialNpmRegistryUrl, uriToIdentifier } from '../utils/npm-registry.js';
+import { getChangeType, colorizeChangeType, type ChangeType, groupByChangeType } from '../utils/get-change-type.js';
 
 const { gt, coerce } = semver;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export interface UpgradeOptions {
   directoryPath: string;
   dryRun?: boolean;
   registryUrl?: string;
+  color?: boolean;
   log?: (message: unknown) => void;
   logError?: (message: unknown) => void;
 }
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export async function upgrade({
   directoryPath,
   registryUrl,
   dryRun,
+  color = true,
   log = console.log,
   logError = console.error,
 }: UpgradeOptions): Promise<void> {
@@ -80,24 +83,32 @@ export async function upgrade({
     }
   };
 
-  const replacements = new Map<string, { originalValue: string; newValue: string }>();
-  const skipped = new Map<string, { originalValue: string; newValue: string; reason: string }>();
+  const replacements = new Map<string, { originalValue: string; newValue: string; changeType: ChangeType }>();
+  const skipped = new Map<
+    string,
+    { originalValue: string; newValue: string; reason: string; changeType: ChangeType }
+  >();
 
   function mapDependencies(obj: Partial<Record<string, string>>): Partial<Record<string, string>> {
     const newObj: Partial<Record<string, string>> = {};
     for (const [packageName, request] of Object.entries(obj)) {
       const newVersionRequest = getVersionRequest(packageName, request!);
       newObj[packageName] = request;
-
+      const changeType = getChangeType(request!, newVersionRequest);
       if (newVersionRequest !== request) {
         if (pinnedPackages.has(packageName)) {
           skipped.set(packageName, {
             originalValue: request!,
             newValue: newVersionRequest,
             reason: pinnedPackages.get(packageName)!,
+            changeType,
           });
         } else {
-          replacements.set(packageName, { originalValue: request!, newValue: newVersionRequest });
+          replacements.set(packageName, {
+            originalValue: request!,
+            newValue: newVersionRequest,
+            changeType,
+          });
           newObj[packageName] = newVersionRequest;
         }
       }
@@ -127,19 +138,32 @@ export async function upgrade({
   if (replacements.size) {
     log('Changes:');
     const maxKeyLength = Array.from(replacements.keys()).reduce((acc, key) => Math.max(acc, key.length), 0);
-    for (const [key, { originalValue, newValue }] of replacements) {
-      log(`  ${key.padEnd(maxKeyLength + 2)} ${originalValue.padStart(8)} -> ${newValue}`);
+    for (const changeGroup of Object.values(groupByChangeType(replacements))) {
+      for (const [key, { originalValue, newValue, changeType }] of changeGroup) {
+        log(
+          colorizeChangeType(
+            color,
+            changeType,
+            `  ${key.padEnd(maxKeyLength + 2)} ${originalValue.padStart(8)} -> ${newValue}`,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
   if (skipped.size) {
     log('Skipped:');
     const maxKeyLength = Array.from(skipped.keys()).reduce((acc, key) => Math.max(acc, key.length), 0);
-    for (const [key, { originalValue, reason, newValue }] of skipped) {
-      log(
-        `  ${key.padEnd(maxKeyLength + 2)} ${originalValue.padStart(8)} -> ${newValue}` +
-          (reason ? ` (${reason})` : ``),
-      );
+    for (const skippedGroup of Object.values(groupByChangeType(skipped))) {
+      for (const [key, { originalValue, reason, newValue, changeType }] of skippedGroup) {
+        log(
+          colorizeChangeType(
+            color,
+            changeType,
+            `  ${key.padEnd(maxKeyLength + 2)} ${originalValue.padStart(8)} -> ${newValue}`,
+          ) + (reason ? ` (${reason})` : ``),
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/get-change-type.ts b/src/utils/get-change-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a85c272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/get-change-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import semver from 'semver';
+
+const colors = {
+  bgWhite: (text: string) => '\x1b[47m' + text + '\x1b[0m',
+  green: (text: string) => '\x1b[32m' + text + '\x1b[0m',
+  red: (text: string) => '\x1b[31m' + text + '\x1b[0m',
+  yellow: (text: string) => '\x1b[33m' + text + '\x1b[0m',
+};
+
+export type ChangeType = semver.ReleaseType | 'unknown';
+
+/**
+ * Returns a colorized message based on the type of change.
+ */
+export function colorizeChangeType(color: boolean, changeType: ChangeType, message: string) {
+  if (!color) {
+    return message;
+  }
+  switch (changeType) {
+    case 'unknown':
+      return message;
+    case 'prepatch':
+    case 'preminor':
+    case 'premajor':
+    case 'prerelease':
+      return colors.bgWhite(colors.red(message));
+    case 'major':
+      return colors.red(message);
+    case 'minor':
+      return colors.yellow(message);
+    case 'patch':
+      return colors.green(message);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the type of change between two versions.
+ */
+export function getChangeType(oldVersion: string, newVersion: string): ChangeType {
+  const oldVer = semver.coerce(oldVersion);
+  const newVer = semver.coerce(newVersion);
+  if (!oldVer || !newVer) {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+  return semver.diff(oldVer, newVer) ?? 'unknown';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Groups a map of packages by their change type. into a constant order of change types.
+ */
+export function groupByChangeType<U extends { changeType: ChangeType }>(map: Map<string, U>) {
+  const groups: Record<ChangeType, [string, U][]> = {
+    prerelease: [],
+    premajor: [],
+    major: [],
+    preminor: [],
+    minor: [],
+    prepatch: [],
+    patch: [],
+    unknown: [],
+  };
+  for (const [key, value] of map) {
+    groups[value.changeType].push([key, value]);
+  }
+  return groups;
+}