diff --git a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/deprecationwarning.go b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/deprecationwarning.go
index d8be02565d..bc23ca1767 100644
--- a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/deprecationwarning.go
+++ b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/deprecationwarning.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/aws/jsii-runtime-go/internal/compiler"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	if tty {
 		// Set terminal to bold red
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\u001b[31m\u001b[1m")
+		color.Set(color.FgRed, color.Bold)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "###########################################################")
@@ -32,6 +33,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	if tty {
 		// Reset terminal back to normal
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\u001b[0m")
+		color.Unset()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.mod b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.mod
index 07bfcacad1..41fe07daf9 100644
--- a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.mod
+++ b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20210508222113-6edffad5e616
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.sum b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.sum
index 911512d307..42f6f1ef82 100644
--- a/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.sum
+++ b/packages/@jsii/go-runtime/jsii-runtime-go/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1 h1:RN9w6+7QoMeJVGyfmbcgs28Br8cvmnucEXnY0
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1/go.mod h1:qvl/7zhW3nngYb5+80sSMF+FG2BjYrf8m9wsX0PNOMQ=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0 h1:kOqh6YHBtK8aywxGerMG2Eq3H6Qgoqeo13Bk2Mv/nBs=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0/go.mod h1:0h5ZqXfHYED7Bhv2ZJamyIOUej9KtShiJESRwBDUSsw=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 h1:JITubQf0MOLdlGRuRq+jtsDlekdYPia9ZFsB8h/APPA=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 h1:ftCYgMx6zT/asHUrPw8BLLscYtGznsLAnjq5RH9P66E=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0 h1:KS/R3tvhPqvJvwcKfnBHJwwthS11LRhmM5D59eEXa0s=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=