diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6252833..af28478 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "gitbun",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.12.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "gitbun",
-      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "version": "1.12.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^5.6.2",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 65735b7..6aca151 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { isOllamaRunning, getBestModel } from "./llm/checkOllama";
 import { analyzeSemanticChanges } from "./analyzer/semanticAnalyzer";
 import { SemanticEvent } from "./analyzer/semanticTypes";
 import { ValidationError, CancellationError } from "./utils/errors";
+import { colorizeCommitMessage } from "./utils/commitColors";
 
 interface CliOptions {
   ai?: boolean;
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ export async function run(options: CliOptions) {
 
   // Dry run
   if (options.dryRun) {
-    console.log("\n" + commitMessage + "\n");
+    console.log("\n" + colorizeCommitMessage(commitMessage) + "\n");
     process.exit(0);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/interactive.ts b/src/ui/interactive.ts
index 2bab032..47849e3 100644
--- a/src/ui/interactive.ts
+++ b/src/ui/interactive.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import inquirer from "inquirer";
+import { colorizeCommitMessage } from "../utils/commitColors";
 
 export async function confirmCommit(message: string): Promise<string | null> {
-  console.log("\n" + message + "\n");
+  console.log("\n" + colorizeCommitMessage(message) + "\n");
 
   const { action } = await inquirer.prompt([
     {
diff --git a/src/utils/commitColors.ts b/src/utils/commitColors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9e2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/commitColors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
+
+/**
+ * Color theme map for conventional commit types.
+ * Each key maps to a chalk color function used to style
+ * the commit type prefix in terminal output.
+ */
+const commitTypeTheme: Record<string, (text: string) => string> = {
+  feat:     chalk.green,
+  fix:      chalk.red,
+  docs:     chalk.blue,
+  refactor: chalk.yellow,
+  test:     chalk.cyan,
+  chore:    chalk.magenta,
+  build:    chalk.hex("#FFA500"),   // orange
+  ci:       chalk.hex("#FFA500"),   // orange
+  perf:     chalk.greenBright,
+  style:    chalk.blueBright,
+  revert:   chalk.redBright,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Colorizes the commit-type prefix of a conventional commit message
+ * for terminal display. The raw commit string is never modified —
+ * only the text printed to stdout receives ANSI colors.
+ * 
+ * @param message - A conventional commit message string.
+ * @returns The message with a colorized type prefix.
+ */
+
+export function colorizeCommitMessage(message: string): string {
+  const match = message.match(/^([a-z]+)(\([^)]*\))?(!?):/);
+  if (!match) return message;
+
+  const type = match[1];
+  const colorFn = commitTypeTheme[type];
+  if (!colorFn) return message;
+
+  const prefix = match[0].slice(0, -1);  
+  const rest   = message.slice(prefix.length); 
+
+  return colorFn(prefix) + rest;
+}