diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6623626..4bbb193 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ stages:
 
 variables:
     VLC_UBUNTU_IMAGE: registry.videolan.org/vlc-rs-libvlc-stable-ubuntu:20260728042128
+    CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
 vlc-rs-build:
     tags: