diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 45a4982fb..4daf2c55e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ jobs:
     name: unit test
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    env:
+      COLOR_GOTEST_ENABLED: enabled
     steps:
       - name: checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ae6ff5d0..6ce41eb2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,12 +102,25 @@ push-chart:
 	helm push _output/charts/karmada-chart-${VERSION}.tgz oci://docker.io/karmada
 	helm push _output/charts/karmada-operator-chart-${VERSION}.tgz oci://docker.io/karmada
 
+COLOR_GOTEST_REGISTRY:=github.com/rakyll/gotest
+COLOR_GOTEST_VERSION:=aeb9f1f4739020c60963f21eec2e65672307a9ac
+COLOR_GOTEST_ENABLED?=
+GOTEST_PALETTE?=hired,higreen
+GOTEST=go test
+
+.PHONY: install_gotest
+install_gotest:
+ifdef COLOR_GOTEST_ENABLED 
+	go install ${COLOR_GOTEST_REGISTRY}@${COLOR_GOTEST_VERSION}
+GOTEST=gotest
+endif
+
 .PHONY: test
-test:
+test: install_gotest
 	mkdir -p ./_output/coverage/
-	go test --race --v ./pkg/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_pkg.txt -covermode=atomic
-	go test --race --v ./cmd/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_cmd.txt -covermode=atomic
-	go test --race --v ./examples/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_examples.txt -covermode=atomic
+	$(GOTEST) --race --v ./pkg/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_pkg.txt -covermode=atomic
+	$(GOTEST) --race --v ./cmd/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_cmd.txt -covermode=atomic
+	$(GOTEST) --race --v ./examples/... -coverprofile=./_output/coverage/coverage_examples.txt -covermode=atomic
 
 upload-images: images
 	@echo "push images to $(REGISTRY)"