diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 476190563a..f89d82f587 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+set(CMAKE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS ON)
 
 # Folder-based instead of target-based organization
 # in Visual Studio and Xcode generators