diff --git a/install.js b/install.js
index 453d8f7..8ce0f9f 100644
--- a/install.js
+++ b/install.js
@@ -2,16 +2,26 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const execa = require('execa');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
 const { https } = require('follow-redirects'); // Node's https module doesn't follow redirects, needed for GitHub releases
 const decompress = require('decompress');
 const sumchecker = require('sumchecker');
 
 installHugo()
-  .then(() => {
-    console.log('✔ Hugo installed successfully!');
+  .then((bin) => {
+    // print output of `hugo version` to console
+    const { stdout } = execa.sync(bin, ['version']);
+    return stdout;
+  })
+  .then((version) => {
+    console.log(chalk.green('✔ Hugo installed successfully!'));
+    console.log(version);
   })
   .catch((error) => {
-    console.error('✖ ERROR: Hugo installation failed. :(\n', error);
+    // pass whatever error occured along the way along to console
+    console.error(chalk.red('✖ Hugo installation failed. :('));
+    throw error;
   });
 
 async function installHugo() {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 44f549b..8c75a4f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": "^4.1.1",
         "decompress": "^4.2.1",
         "execa": "^5.0.1",
         "follow-redirects": "^1.14.1",
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-zbB9rCJAT1rbjiVDb2hqKFHNYLxgtk8NURxZ3IZwD3F6NtxbXZQCnnSi1Lkx+IDohdPlFp222wVALIheZJQSEg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "color-convert": "^2.0.1"
       },
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-4.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-diHzdDKxcU+bAsUboHLPEDQiw0qEe0qd7SYUn3HgcFlWgbDcfLGswOHYeGrHKzG9z6UYf01d9VFMfZxPM1xZSg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-styles": "^4.1.0",
         "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
@@ -468,7 +467,6 @@
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-convert/-/color-convert-2.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-RRECPsj7iu/xb5oKYcsFHSppFNnsj/52OVTRKb4zP5onXwVF3zVmmToNcOfGC+CRDpfK/U584fMg38ZHCaElKQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "color-name": "~1.1.4"
       },
@@ -479,8 +477,7 @@
     "node_modules/color-name": {
       "version": "1.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA=="
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
       "version": "2.20.3",
@@ -1179,7 +1176,6 @@
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
       }
@@ -2092,7 +2088,6 @@
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
       },
@@ -2593,7 +2588,6 @@
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-zbB9rCJAT1rbjiVDb2hqKFHNYLxgtk8NURxZ3IZwD3F6NtxbXZQCnnSi1Lkx+IDohdPlFp222wVALIheZJQSEg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "color-convert": "^2.0.1"
       }
@@ -2723,7 +2717,6 @@
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-4.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-diHzdDKxcU+bAsUboHLPEDQiw0qEe0qd7SYUn3HgcFlWgbDcfLGswOHYeGrHKzG9z6UYf01d9VFMfZxPM1xZSg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "ansi-styles": "^4.1.0",
         "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
@@ -2760,7 +2753,6 @@
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-convert/-/color-convert-2.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-RRECPsj7iu/xb5oKYcsFHSppFNnsj/52OVTRKb4zP5onXwVF3zVmmToNcOfGC+CRDpfK/U584fMg38ZHCaElKQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "color-name": "~1.1.4"
       }
@@ -2768,8 +2760,7 @@
     "color-name": {
       "version": "1.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA=="
     },
     "commander": {
       "version": "2.20.3",
@@ -3289,8 +3280,7 @@
     "has-flag": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ=="
     },
     "he": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -3955,7 +3945,6 @@
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85bb393..9f0355c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "^4.1.1",
     "decompress": "^4.2.1",
     "execa": "^5.0.1",
     "follow-redirects": "^1.14.1",