diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a666f57..07e4b1da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+8.1.4 (1/18/2026)
+-------------------
+ * fix: Allow `colors` shim methods to be redefined by the real `colors`
+
 8.1.3 (1/17/2026)
 -------------------
  * fix: Define `colors` shim for `info` command
+ * fix: Default value ignored when getting an empty config value
 
 8.1.2 (10/28/2025)
 -------------------
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69789e86..1fb28fd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "titanium",
-	"version": "8.1.3",
+	"version": "8.1.4",
 	"author": "TiDev, Inc. <npm@tidev.io>",
 	"description": "Command line interface for building Titanium SDK apps",
 	"type": "module",
diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 54a4c9cf..40a79d38 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -437,15 +437,15 @@ export class CLI {
 			// the SDK still uses the `colors` package, so we need to add the
 			// colors to the string prototype
 			const assignColors = proto => Object.defineProperties(proto, {
-				blue: { get() { return blue(`${this}`); } },
-				bold: { get() { return bold(`${this}`); } },
-				cyan: { get() { return cyan(`${this}`); } },
-				gray: { get() { return gray(`${this}`); } },
-				green: { get() { return green(`${this}`); } },
-				grey: { get() { return gray(`${this}`); } },
-				magenta: { get() { return magenta(`${this}`); } },
-				red: { get() { return red(`${this}`); } },
-				yellow: { get() { return yellow(`${this}`); } }
+				blue: { get() { return blue(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				bold: { get() { return bold(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				cyan: { get() { return cyan(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				gray: { get() { return gray(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				green: { get() { return green(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				grey: { get() { return gray(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				magenta: { get() { return magenta(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				red: { get() { return red(`${this}`); }, configurable: true },
+				yellow: { get() { return yellow(`${this}`); }, configurable: true }
 			});
 
 			assignColors(String.prototype);