diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 0dd831ae81..3ef0ffded1 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         "cli-graph": "3.2.2",
         "clipboard": "2.0.11",
         "colors": "1.4.0",
-        "commander": "12.1.0",
+        "commander": "13.1.0",
         "compare-versions": "6.1.1",
         "compression": "1.8.0",
         "connect-flash": "0.1.1",
diff --git a/src/cli/colors.js b/src/cli/colors.js
index 7ddd188898..9757a70903 100644
--- a/src/cli/colors.js
+++ b/src/cli/colors.js
@@ -1,160 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// override commander help formatting functions
-// to include color styling in the output
-// so the CLI looks nice
-
-const { Command } = require('commander');
+// todo: replace with styleText from node:util in node 20+
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 
-const colors = [
-	// depth = 0, top-level command
-	{ command: 'yellow', option: 'cyan', arg: 'magenta' },
-	// depth = 1, second-level commands
-	{ command: 'green', option: 'blue', arg: 'red' },
-	// depth = 2, third-level commands
-	{ command: 'yellow', option: 'cyan', arg: 'magenta' },
-	// depth = 3 fourth-level commands
-	{ command: 'green', option: 'blue', arg: 'red' },
-];
-
-function humanReadableArgName(arg) {
-	const nameOutput = arg.name() + (arg.variadic === true ? '...' : '');
-
-	return arg.required ? `<${nameOutput}>` : `[${nameOutput}]`;
-}
-
-function getControlCharacterSpaces(term) {
-	const matches = term.match(/.\[\d+m/g);
-	return matches ? matches.length * 5 : 0;
-}
-
-// get depth of command
-// 0 = top, 1 = subcommand of top, etc
-Command.prototype.depth = function () {
-	if (this._depth === undefined) {
-		let depth = 0;
-		let { parent } = this;
-		while (parent) { depth += 1; parent = parent.parent; }
-
-		this._depth = depth;
-	}
-	return this._depth;
-};
-
+// https://github.com/tj/commander.js/blob/master/examples/color-help.mjs
 module.exports = {
-	commandUsage(cmd) {
-		const depth = cmd.depth();
-
-		// Usage
-		let cmdName = cmd._name;
-		if (cmd._aliases[0]) {
-			cmdName = `${cmdName}|${cmd._aliases[0]}`;
-		}
-		let parentCmdNames = '';
-		let parentCmd = cmd.parent;
-		let parentDepth = depth - 1;
-		while (parentCmd) {
-			parentCmdNames = `${chalk[colors[parentDepth].command](parentCmd.name())} ${parentCmdNames}`;
-
-			parentCmd = parentCmd.parent;
-			parentDepth -= 1;
-		}
-
-		// from Command.prototype.usage()
-		const args = cmd._args.map(arg => chalk[colors[depth].arg](humanReadableArgName(arg)));
-		const cmdUsage = [].concat(
-			(cmd.options.length || cmd._hasHelpOption ? chalk[colors[depth].option]('[options]') : []),
-			(cmd.commands.length ? chalk[colors[depth + 1].command]('[command]') : []),
-			(cmd._args.length ? args : [])
-		).join(' ');
-
-		return `${parentCmdNames}${chalk[colors[depth].command](cmdName)} ${cmdUsage}`;
-	},
-	subcommandTerm(cmd) {
-		const depth = cmd.depth();
-
-		// Legacy. Ignores custom usage string, and nested commands.
-		const args = cmd._args.map(arg => humanReadableArgName(arg)).join(' ');
-		return chalk[colors[depth].command](cmd._name + (
-			cmd._aliases[0] ? `|${cmd._aliases[0]}` : ''
-		)) +
-		chalk[colors[depth].option](cmd.options.length ? ' [options]' : '') + // simplistic check for non-help option
-		chalk[colors[depth].arg](args ? ` ${args}` : '');
-	},
-	longestOptionTermLength(cmd, helper) {
-		return helper.visibleOptions(cmd).reduce((max, option) => Math.max(
-			max,
-			helper.optionTerm(option).length - getControlCharacterSpaces(helper.optionTerm(option))
-		), 0);
-	},
-	longestSubcommandTermLength(cmd, helper) {
-		return helper.visibleCommands(cmd).reduce((max, command) => Math.max(
-			max,
-			helper.subcommandTerm(command).length - getControlCharacterSpaces(helper.subcommandTerm(command))
-		), 0);
-	},
-	longestArgumentTermLength(cmd, helper) {
-		return helper.visibleArguments(cmd).reduce((max, argument) => Math.max(
-			max,
-			helper.argumentTerm(argument).length - getControlCharacterSpaces(helper.argumentTerm(argument))
-		), 0);
-	},
-	formatHelp(cmd, helper) {
-		const depth = cmd.depth();
-
-		const termWidth = helper.padWidth(cmd, helper);
-		const helpWidth = helper.helpWidth || 80;
-		const itemIndentWidth = 2;
-		const itemSeparatorWidth = 2; // between term and description
-		function formatItem(term, description) {
-			const padding = ' '.repeat((termWidth + itemSeparatorWidth) - (term.length - getControlCharacterSpaces(term)));
-			if (description) {
-				const fullText = `${term}${padding}${description}`;
-				return helper.wrap(fullText, helpWidth - itemIndentWidth, termWidth + itemSeparatorWidth);
-			}
-			return term;
-		}
-		function formatList(textArray) {
-			return textArray.join('\n').replace(/^/gm, ' '.repeat(itemIndentWidth));
-		}
-
-		// Usage
-		let output = [`Usage: ${helper.commandUsage(cmd)}`, ''];
-
-		// Description
-		const commandDescription = helper.commandDescription(cmd);
-		if (commandDescription.length > 0) {
-			output = output.concat([commandDescription, '']);
-		}
-
-		// Arguments
-		const argumentList = helper.visibleArguments(cmd).map(argument => formatItem(
-			chalk[colors[depth].arg](argument.term),
-			argument.description
-		));
-		if (argumentList.length > 0) {
-			output = output.concat(['Arguments:', formatList(argumentList), '']);
-		}
-
-		// Options
-		const optionList = helper.visibleOptions(cmd).map(option => formatItem(
-			chalk[colors[depth].option](helper.optionTerm(option)),
-			helper.optionDescription(option)
-		));
-		if (optionList.length > 0) {
-			output = output.concat(['Options:', formatList(optionList), '']);
-		}
-
-		// Commands
-		const commandList = helper.visibleCommands(cmd).map(cmd => formatItem(
-			helper.subcommandTerm(cmd),
-			helper.subcommandDescription(cmd)
-		));
-		if (commandList.length > 0) {
-			output = output.concat(['Commands:', formatList(commandList), '']);
-		}
-
-		return output.join('\n');
-	},
+	styleTitle: str => chalk.bold(str),
+	styleCommandText: str => chalk.cyan(str),
+	styleCommandDescription: str => chalk.magenta(str),
+	styleDescriptionText: str => chalk.italic(str),
+	styleOptionText: str => chalk.green(str),
+	styleArgumentText: str => chalk.yellow(str),
+	styleSubcommandText: str => chalk.blue(str),
 };