diff --git a/packages/@uppy/companion/package.json b/packages/@uppy/companion/package.json
index 0bcaa27ccc..a955a0e5be 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/companion/package.json
+++ b/packages/@uppy/companion/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "@aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post": "^3.338.0",
     "@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner": "^3.338.0",
     "body-parser": "1.20.2",
-    "chalk": "4.1.2",
     "common-tags": "1.8.2",
     "connect-redis": "7.1.1",
     "content-disposition": "^0.5.4",
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@
     "prom-client": "15.1.2",
     "serialize-error": "^11.0.0",
     "serialize-javascript": "^6.0.0",
+    "supports-color": "8.x",
     "tus-js-client": "^4.1.0",
     "validator": "^13.0.0",
     "ws": "8.17.0"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.191",
     "@types/morgan": "1.7.37",
     "@types/ms": "0.7.31",
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/request": "2.48.8",
     "@types/webpack": "^5.28.0",
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/logger.js b/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/logger.js
index f2788ff18f..920558a19d 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/logger.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/logger.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const chalk = require('chalk')
 const escapeStringRegexp = require('escape-string-regexp')
 const util = require('node:util')
+const supportsColors = require('supports-color')
 
 const valuesToMask = []
 /**
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ exports.setProcessName = (newProcessName) => {
   processName = newProcessName
 }
 
+const styleText =
+  typeof util.styleText === "function" && supportsColors.stderr ?
+    util.styleText
+  : (style, text) => text;
+
+
 /**
  * message log
  *
@@ -46,9 +52,9 @@ exports.setProcessName = (newProcessName) => {
  * @param {string} params.tag a unique tag to easily search for this message
  * @param {string} params.level error | info | debug
  * @param {string} [params.traceId] a unique id to easily trace logs tied to a request
- * @param {Function} [params.color] function to display the log in appropriate color
+ * @param {string[]} [params.color] Format(s) that can be passed to `util.styleText`.
  */
-const log = ({ arg, tag = '', level, traceId = '', color = (message) => message }) => {
+const log = ({ arg, tag = '', level, traceId = '', color = [] }) => {
   const time = new Date().toISOString()
   const whitespace = tag && traceId ? ' ' : ''
 
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ const log = ({ arg, tag = '', level, traceId = '', color = (message) => message
   const msgString = msgToString()
   const masked = maskMessage(msgString)
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log(color(`${processName}: ${time} [${level}] ${traceId}${whitespace}${tag}`), color(masked))
+  console.log(styleText(color, `${processName}: ${time} [${level}] ${traceId}${whitespace}${tag}`), styleText(color, masked))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ exports.info = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
  * @param {string} [traceId] a unique id to easily trace logs tied to a request
  */
 exports.warn = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
-  log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'warn', traceId, color: chalk.bold.yellow })
+  log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'warn', traceId, color: ['bold', 'yellow'] })
 }
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ exports.warn = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
  * @param {string} [traceId] a unique id to easily trace logs tied to a request
  */
 exports.error = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
-  log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'error', traceId, color: chalk.bold.red })
+  log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'error', traceId, color: ['bold', 'red'] })
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,6 +117,6 @@ exports.error = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
  */
 exports.debug = (msg, tag, traceId) => {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-    log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'debug', traceId, color: chalk.bold.blue })
+    log({ arg: msg, tag, level: 'debug', traceId, color: ['bold', 'blue'] })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/companion/test/__tests__/logger.js b/packages/@uppy/companion/test/__tests__/logger.js
index d1a07dd9f5..1a2f9c9059 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/companion/test/__tests__/logger.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/companion/test/__tests__/logger.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const chalk = require('chalk')
+// We don't care about colors in our tests, so force `supports-color` to disable colors.
+process.env.FORCE_COLOR = 'false'
 const logger = require('../../src/server/logger')
 
 const maskables = ['ToBeMasked1', 'toBeMasked2', 'toBeMasked(And)?Escaped']
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Test Logger secret mask', () => {
       logger.warn('this warning has ToBeMasked1 and toBeMasked2 and case-insensitive TOBEMasKED2')
     })
 
-    const exptectedMsg = chalk.bold.yellow('this warning has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******')
+    const exptectedMsg = 'this warning has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******'
 
     expect(loggedMessage).toBeTruthy()
     expect(loggedMessage).toBe(exptectedMsg)
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Test Logger secret mask', () => {
       logger.error(new Error('this error has ToBeMasked1 and toBeMasked2 and case-insensitive TOBEMasKED2'))
     })
 
-    const exptectedMsg = chalk.bold.red('Error: this error has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******')
+    const exptectedMsg = 'Error: this error has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******'
 
     expect(loggedMessage.startsWith(exptectedMsg)).toBeTruthy()
   })
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ describe('Test Logger secret mask', () => {
       logger.error(err, '', '')
     })
 
-    const exptectedMsg = chalk.bold.red('Error: this error has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******')
+    const exptectedMsg = 'Error: this error has ****** and ****** and case-insensitive ******'
 
     expect(loggedMessage).toBeTruthy()
     expect(loggedMessage.startsWith(exptectedMsg)).toBe(true)
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ describe('Test Logger secret mask', () => {
       logger.warn('this warning has ToBeMasked(And)?Escaped but not toBeMaskedEscaped ')
     })
 
-    const exptectedMsg = chalk.bold.yellow('this warning has ****** but not toBeMaskedEscaped ')
+    const exptectedMsg = 'this warning has ****** but not toBeMaskedEscaped '
 
     expect(loggedMessage).toBeTruthy()
     expect(loggedMessage).toBe(exptectedMsg)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c2b1058cb6..ba1075adff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7814,15 +7814,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:^18.0.3":
-  version: 18.19.33
-  resolution: "@types/node@npm:18.19.33"
-  dependencies:
-    undici-types: "npm:~5.26.4"
-  checksum: 10/e5816356e3bcf1af272587d6a95c172199532a86bdb379e4d314a10605463908b36316af51ff6d3c19d9f1965e14a6f62c6a5cbab876aafffe71e1211512084a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/normalize-package-data@npm:^2.4.0":
   version: 2.4.4
   resolution: "@types/normalize-package-data@npm:2.4.4"
@@ -8899,13 +8890,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/lodash": "npm:4.14.191"
     "@types/morgan": "npm:1.7.37"
     "@types/ms": "npm:0.7.31"
-    "@types/node": "npm:^18.0.3"
+    "@types/node": "npm:^20.0.0"
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.0.0"
     "@types/request": "npm:2.48.8"
     "@types/webpack": "npm:^5.28.0"
     "@types/ws": "npm:8.5.3"
     body-parser: "npm:1.20.2"
-    chalk: "npm:4.1.2"
     common-tags: "npm:1.8.2"
     connect-redis: "npm:7.1.1"
     content-disposition: "npm:^0.5.4"
@@ -8936,6 +8926,7 @@ __metadata:
     serialize-error: "npm:^11.0.0"
     serialize-javascript: "npm:^6.0.0"
     supertest: "npm:6.2.4"
+    supports-color: "npm:8.x"
     tus-js-client: "npm:^4.1.0"
     typescript: "npm:~5.4"
     validator: "npm:^13.0.0"
@@ -11634,16 +11625,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"chalk@npm:4.1.2, chalk@npm:^4.0.0, chalk@npm:^4.0.2, chalk@npm:^4.1.0, chalk@npm:^4.1.2":
-  version: 4.1.2
-  resolution: "chalk@npm:4.1.2"
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-styles: "npm:^4.1.0"
-    supports-color: "npm:^7.1.0"
-  checksum: 10/cb3f3e594913d63b1814d7ca7c9bafbf895f75fbf93b92991980610dfd7b48500af4e3a5d4e3a8f337990a96b168d7eb84ee55efdce965e2ee8efc20f8c8f139
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "chalk@npm:5.3.0, chalk@npm:^5.0.0, chalk@npm:^5.3.0":
   version: 5.3.0
   resolution: "chalk@npm:5.3.0"
@@ -11672,6 +11653,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"chalk@npm:^4.0.0, chalk@npm:^4.0.2, chalk@npm:^4.1.0, chalk@npm:^4.1.2":
+  version: 4.1.2
+  resolution: "chalk@npm:4.1.2"
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles: "npm:^4.1.0"
+    supports-color: "npm:^7.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/cb3f3e594913d63b1814d7ca7c9bafbf895f75fbf93b92991980610dfd7b48500af4e3a5d4e3a8f337990a96b168d7eb84ee55efdce965e2ee8efc20f8c8f139
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "char-regex@npm:^1.0.2":
   version: 1.0.2
   resolution: "char-regex@npm:1.0.2"
@@ -28541,6 +28532,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"supports-color@npm:8.x, supports-color@npm:^8.0.0, supports-color@npm:^8.1.1":
+  version: 8.1.1
+  resolution: "supports-color@npm:8.1.1"
+  dependencies:
+    has-flag: "npm:^4.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/157b534df88e39c5518c5e78c35580c1eca848d7dbaf31bbe06cdfc048e22c7ff1a9d046ae17b25691128f631a51d9ec373c1b740c12ae4f0de6e292037e4282
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "supports-color@npm:^5.3.0":
   version: 5.5.0
   resolution: "supports-color@npm:5.5.0"
@@ -28559,15 +28559,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"supports-color@npm:^8.0.0, supports-color@npm:^8.1.1":
-  version: 8.1.1
-  resolution: "supports-color@npm:8.1.1"
-  dependencies:
-    has-flag: "npm:^4.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/157b534df88e39c5518c5e78c35580c1eca848d7dbaf31bbe06cdfc048e22c7ff1a9d046ae17b25691128f631a51d9ec373c1b740c12ae4f0de6e292037e4282
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "supports-color@npm:^9.0.0":
   version: 9.4.0
   resolution: "supports-color@npm:9.4.0"