diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 29c9c52..a1572a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       RELEASE_FILE: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.event.release.tag_name || github.sha }}-py${{ matrix.python }}
+      TERM: xterm-256color
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa.yml b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
index cfa3bf4..c145740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: linting & spelling
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TERM: xterm-256color
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4