diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 3cf3e32..926c3cf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-audit": "workspace:*",
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-dashboard": "workspace:*",
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-coordination": "workspace:*",
-    "chalk": "^5.4.1",
+    "chalk": "^6.0.0",
     "commander": "^15.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/package.json b/packages/dashboard/package.json
index 1f6c57a..e84289e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/package.json
+++ b/packages/dashboard/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-evidence": "workspace:*",
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-harness": "workspace:*",
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-ledger": "workspace:*",
-    "chalk": "^5.4.1",
+    "chalk": "^6.0.0",
     "ink": "^7.1.1",
     "react": "^19.2.8"
   },
diff --git a/packages/verdict/package.json b/packages/verdict/package.json
index e071fc3..5079d35 100644
--- a/packages/verdict/package.json
+++ b/packages/verdict/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-taste": "workspace:*",
     "@cobusgreyling/outerloop-policy": "workspace:*",
     "@inquirer/prompts": "^8.5.2",
-    "chalk": "^5.4.1"
+    "chalk": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^26.1.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index dc77308..1a67d1f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../verdict
       chalk:
-        specifier: ^5.4.1
-        version: 5.6.2
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
       commander:
         specifier: ^15.0.0
         version: 15.0.0
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../ledger
       chalk:
-        specifier: ^5.4.1
-        version: 5.6.2
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
       ink:
         specifier: ^7.1.1
         version: 7.1.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8)
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^8.5.2
         version: 8.5.2(@types/node@26.1.2)
       chalk:
-        specifier: ^5.4.1
-        version: 5.6.2
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
     devDependencies:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^26.1.2
@@ -1174,6 +1174,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7NzBL0rN6fMUW+f7A6Io4h40qQlG+xGmtMxfbnH/K7TAtt8JQWVQK+6g0UXKMeVJoyV5EkkNsErQ8pVD3bLHbA==}
     engines: {node: ^12.17.0 || ^14.13 || >=16.0.0}
 
+  chalk@6.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2uNTXIuTTxk7ciZgAU1BQcgnchcG0xXnrs6jzkQfj9SsRa9M2s5zE8WT96hS6KmG4MzWHSrvH43DF1m4XRkrFg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=22'}
+
   chardet@2.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rddelWYNPRrXq6PtNEN2S3f6t9ILzvqaN5pVgi4kqt9jHQaXIial9PznB5iSPVlQSLNaaH22ItWz3EJtQ10+OA==}
 
@@ -2432,6 +2436,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   chalk@5.6.2: {}
 
+  chalk@6.0.0: {}
+
   chardet@2.2.0: {}
 
   cli-boxes@4.0.1: {}