diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c524934030f..34c4d8611bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') == false }}
         env:
           SKIP: lint-salt,lint-tests
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
         run: |
           # Run it twice so that pre-commit can fix anything that can be automatically fixed.
           git commit -am "Release v${{ needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.salt-version }}" || \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index a0308e5b785..34e055d4974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') == false }}
         env:
           SKIP: lint-salt,lint-tests
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
         run: |
           # Run it twice so that pre-commit can fix anything that can be automatically fixed.
           git commit -am "Release v${{ needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.salt-version }}" || \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-action.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-action.yml
index a4f97ae5d33..2847ffe64d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-action.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/saltstack/salt-ci-containers/python:3.10
 
+    env:
+      PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
+
     steps:
 
       - name: Install System Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
index a801b5a8bc2..a267fcb43f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') == false }}
         env:
           SKIP: lint-salt,lint-tests
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
         run: |
           # Run it twice so that pre-commit can fix anything that can be automatically fixed.
           git commit -am "Release v${{ needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.salt-version }}" || \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 3a44e39b57d..88c297dd5d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') == false }}
         env:
           SKIP: lint-salt,lint-tests
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
         run: |
           # Run it twice so that pre-commit can fix anything that can be automatically fixed.
           git commit -am "Release v${{ needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.salt-version }}" || \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja b/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
index 79b322cc812..b3d771891e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') == false }}
         env:
           SKIP: lint-salt,lint-tests
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: always
         run: |
           # Run it twice so that pre-commit can fix anything that can be automatically fixed.
           git commit -am "Release v${{ needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.salt-version }}" || \