diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index a9e1e040..02e7e272 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,27 +2,24 @@
 
 set -e # exit when any command fails
 
-C_RED="\033[31m"
-C_GREEN="\033[32m"
-C_YELLOW="\033[33m"
-C_MAGENTA="\033[95m"
-C_RST="\033[0m"
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source ./scripts/general/colors.sh
 
 # Check if script is run with sudo
 if [ $EUID -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo -e "${C_RED}"
-    echo -e "Don't run this script with sudo, it will ask for sudo password when needed."
+    print_nl "${C_RED}"
+    print_nl "Don't run this script with sudo, it will ask for sudo password when needed."
 
     read -rp $'\n'"Press Ctrl + C to cancel or Press any key to continue..."
-    echo -e "${C_RST}"
+    print_nl "${C_RST}"
 fi
 
 makerc-vars-creator() {
     # Checking if .makerc-vars already exists and asking for an overwrite
     if [ -f .makerc-vars ]; then
-        echo -e "${C_RED}"
-        echo -e "$(pwd)/.makerc-vars already exists, do you want to overwrite it with $(pwd)/.makerc-vars.example?"
-        echo -e "${C_YELLOW}"
+        print_nl "${C_RED}"
+        print_nl "$(pwd)/.makerc-vars already exists, do you want to overwrite it with $(pwd)/.makerc-vars.example?"
+        print_nl "${C_YELLOW}"
 
         options=(
             "Yes"
@@ -31,22 +28,22 @@ makerc-vars-creator() {
         select _ in "${options[@]}"; do
             case "$REPLY" in
                 yes|y|1) cp -f .makerc-vars.example .makerc-vars; break;;
-                no|n|2) echo -e "Not overwriting .makerc-vars"$'\n'; break;;
+                no|n|2) print_nl "Not overwriting .makerc-vars"$'\n'; break;;
             esac
         done
 
-        echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+        print "${C_RST}"
     else
         cp -f .makerc-vars.example .makerc-vars
     fi
 }
 
 if [ ! -f .makerc-vars ]; then
-    echo -e "${C_RED}"
-    echo -e "$(pwd)/.makerc-vars not found"
-    echo -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-    echo -e "Do you want to create your .makerc-vars file from the $(pwd)/.makerc-vars.example file?"
-    echo -e
+    print_nl "${C_RED}"
+    print_nl "$(pwd)/.makerc-vars not found"
+    print_nl "${C_YELLOW}"
+    print_nl "Do you want to create your .makerc-vars file from the $(pwd)/.makerc-vars.example file?"
+    print_nl
 
     options=(
         "Yes"
@@ -59,47 +56,47 @@ if [ ! -f .makerc-vars ]; then
         esac
     done
 
-    echo -n -e "$C_RST"
+    print "$C_RST"
 else
     makerc-vars-creator
 fi
 
 # MacOS
 if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
-    echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-    echo -e "Removing MacOS sudo requirement for Catapult..."
-    echo -e "${C_RST}"
+    print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+    print_nl "Removing MacOS sudo requirement for Catapult..."
+    print_nl "${C_RST}"
 
     sed -i "" "s#MAKEVAR_SUDO_COMMAND.*#MAKEVAR_SUDO_COMMAND :=#" .makerc-vars
 
     brew-install() {
-        echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-        echo -e "Installing Homebrew..."
-        echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+        print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+        print_nl "Installing Homebrew..."
+        print "${C_RST}"
         /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
     }
 
     brew-packages-install() {
         if [[ -x "$(command -v brew)" ]]; then
-            echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-            echo -e "Installing MacOS packages with homebrew..."
-            echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+            print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+            print_nl "Installing MacOS packages with homebrew..."
+            print "${C_RST}"
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2086
             brew install $PACKAGES
         else
-            echo -n -e "${C_RED}"
-            echo -e "Homebrew not installed, cannot install:"
-            echo -e "$PACKAGES"
-            echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+            print "${C_RED}"
+            print_nl "Homebrew not installed, cannot install:"
+            print_nl "$PACKAGES"
+            print "${C_RST}"
             exit 0
         fi
     }
 
     PACKAGES="git git-lfs make jq curl md5sha1sum"
 
-    echo -n -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-    echo -e "Installing homebrew?"
+    print "${C_YELLOW}"
+    print_nl "Installing homebrew?"
     echo
 
     options=(
@@ -114,9 +111,9 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
         esac
     done
 
-    echo -n -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-    echo -e "Installing following packages with homebrew:"
-    echo -e "$PACKAGES"
+    print "${C_YELLOW}"
+    print_nl "Installing following packages with homebrew:"
+    print_nl "$PACKAGES"
     echo
 
     options=(
@@ -126,19 +123,19 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
     select _ in "${options[@]}"; do
         case "$REPLY" in
             yes|y|1) brew-packages-install; break;;
-            no|n|2) read -rp $'\n'"Make sure $BREW_PACKAGES are installed - Press any key to continue"$'\n'; break;;
+            no|n|2) read -rp $'\n'"Make sure $PACKAGES are installed - Press any key to continue"$'\n'; break;;
         esac
     done
 
-    echo -e "${C_RST}"
+    print_nl "${C_RST}"
 fi
 
 # Linux
 if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
     if ! [ -x "$(command -v sudo)" ]; then
-        echo -e "${C_RED}"
-        echo -e "sudo is not installed, install it and run this script again."
-        echo -e "${C_RST}"
+        print_nl "${C_RED}"
+        print_nl "sudo is not installed, install it and run this script again."
+        print_nl "${C_RST}"
         exit 0
     fi
 
@@ -147,22 +144,22 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
         PACKAGES="git git-lfs make jq curl sudo gpg ssh"
 
         debian-packages-install() {
-            echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-            echo -e "Installing required deb packages..."
-            echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+            print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+            print_nl "Installing required deb packages..."
+            print "${C_RST}"
 
             sudo -E apt-get update
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            sudo -E apt-get install ${PACKAGES} -y
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2068,SC2086
+            sudo -E apt-get install $PACKAGES -y
 
             if [ -n "$WSL_DISTRO_NAME" ]; then
                 sudo -E apt-get install keychain -y
             fi
         }
 
-        echo -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-        echo -e "Installing following packages:"
-        echo -e "$PACKAGES"
+        print_nl "${C_YELLOW}"
+        print_nl "Installing following packages:"
+        print_nl "$PACKAGES"
         echo
 
         options=(
@@ -181,18 +178,18 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
         PACKAGES="git git-lfs make jq curl sudo"
 
         arch-packages-install() {
-            echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-            echo -e "Installing required pacman packages..."
-            echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+            print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+            print_nl "Installing required pacman packages..."
+            print "${C_RST}"
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2086
             sudo -E pacman -S $PACKAGES --noconfirm
         }
 
-        echo -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-        echo -e "Installing following packages:"
-        echo -e "$PACKAGES"
-        echo -e
+        print_nl "${C_YELLOW}"
+        print_nl "Installing following packages:"
+        print_nl "$PACKAGES"
+        print_nl
 
         options=(
             "Yes"
@@ -210,18 +207,18 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
         PACKAGES="git git-lfs make jq curl sudo gpg openssh-server dnf-plugins-core"
 
         rhel-packages-install() {
-            echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-            echo -e "Installing required rhel packages..."
-            echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+            print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+            print_nl "Installing required rhel packages..."
+            print "${C_RST}"
 
             sudo -E dnf makecache
             # shellcheck disable=SC2086
             sudo -E dnf install $PACKAGES -y
         }
 
-        echo -e "${C_YELLOW}"
-        echo -e "Installing following packages:"
-        echo -e "$PACKAGES"
+        print_nl "${C_YELLOW}"
+        print_nl "Installing following packages:"
+        print_nl "$PACKAGES"
         echo
 
         options=(
@@ -237,24 +234,26 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" ]]; then
 
     # Other
     else
-        echo -n -e "${C_RED}"
-        echo -e
-        echo -e "You are using unsupported or untested (Linux) operating system. Catapult may still work if you configure it manually"
-        echo -e
-        echo -e "You'll need to follow these steps:"
-        echo -e
-        echo -e "1) Install following packages: ${C_YELLOW}git git-lfs make jq curl sudo gpg ssh${C_RED}"
-        echo -e "2) Initialize git LFS with: ${C_YELLOW}git lfs install${C_RED}"
-        echo -e
+        PACKAGES="git git-lfs make jq curl sudo gpg ssh"
+        PACKAGES_LFS="git lfs install"
+
+        print_nl "${C_RED}"
+        print_nl "You are using unsupported or untested (Linux) operating system. Catapult may still work if you configure it manually"
+        print_nl
+        print_nl "You'll need to follow these steps:"
+        print_nl
+        print_nl "1) Install following packages: ${C_YELLOW}$PACKAGES${C_RED}"
+        print_nl "2) Initialize git LFS with: ${C_YELLOW}$PACKAGES_LFS${C_RED}"
+        print_nl
         read -rp $'\n'"Once you have installed the required packages press any key to continue..."$'\n'
     fi
 
-    echo -e "${C_RST}"
+    print_nl "${C_RST}"
 fi
 
-echo -n -e "${C_MAGENTA}"
-echo -e "Configuring githooks & LFS..."
-echo -n -e "${C_RST}"
+print "${C_MAGENTA}"
+echo "Configuring githooks & LFS..."
+print "${C_RST}"
 
 touch ~/.gitconfig
 git config core.hooksPath .githooks
diff --git a/scripts/general/colors.sh b/scripts/general/colors.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c7de240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/general/colors.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export C_RED="\x1b[91m"
+export C_GREEN="\x1b[92m"
+export C_YELLOW="\x1b[93m"
+export C_BLUE="\x1b[94m"
+export C_MAGENTA="\x1b[95m"
+export C_CYAN="\x1b[96m"
+export C_WHITE="\x1b[97m"
+export CB_RED="\x1b[91;1m"
+export CB_GREEN="\x1b[92;1m"
+export CB_YELLOW="\x1b[93;1m"
+export CB_BLUE="\x1b[94;1m"
+export CB_MAGENTA="\x1b[95;1m"
+export CB_CYAN="\x1b[96;1m"
+export CB_WHITE="\x1b[97;1m"
+export C_RST="\x1b[0m"
+
+print_nl() {
+	echo -e "$@"
+}
+
+print() {
+	echo -ne "$@"
+}
+
+error_nl() {
+	echo -e "$@" >&2
+}
+
+error() {
+	echo -ne "$@" >&2
+}
diff --git a/version.yml b/version.yml
index 04ac0c64..5b11b8c5 100644
--- a/version.yml
+++ b/version.yml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version: 3.4.3
+version: 3.4.4