diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e065de6..9e7b733 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dynamic = [
   "version",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "colorama",
+  "colorama>=0.4.6",
   "sphinx",
   "starlette>=0.35",
   "uvicorn>=0.25",
diff --git a/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py b/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
index d210a38..0a28857 100644
--- a/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
+++ b/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 def main(argv=()):
     """Actual application logic."""
-    colorama.init()
+    colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
 
     if not argv:
         # entry point functions don't receive args