diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 000c169..af2d8a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to `phpunit-watcher` will be documented in this file
 
+## 1.3.1 - 2017-08-05
+
+- improved readability of manual
+
 ## 1.3.0 - 2017-08-05
 
 - added desktop notifications
diff --git a/src/ConsoleApplication.php b/src/ConsoleApplication.php
index 0fee434..f11b01b 100644
--- a/src/ConsoleApplication.php
+++ b/src/ConsoleApplication.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ConsoleApplication extends Application
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        parent::__construct('PHPUnit Watcher', '1.3.0');
+        parent::__construct('PHPUnit Watcher', '1.3.1');
 
         $this->add(new WatcherCommand());
     }
diff --git a/src/Screens/Phpunit.php b/src/Screens/Phpunit.php
index 1e6b606..9daaee4 100644
--- a/src/Screens/Phpunit.php
+++ b/src/Screens/Phpunit.php
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ protected function displayManual()
     {
         $this->terminal
             ->emptyLine()
-            ->write('Press a to run all tests.')
-            ->write('Press t to filter by test name.')
-            ->write('Press p to filter by file name.')
-            ->write('Press q to quit the watcher.')
-            ->write('Press Enter to trigger a test run.');
+            ->write('<dim>Press </dim>a<dim> to run all tests.</dim>')
+            ->write('<dim>Press </dim>t<dim> to filter by test name.</dim>')
+            ->write('<dim>Press </dim>p<dim> to filter by file name.</dim>')
+            ->write('<dim>Press </dim>q<dim> to quit the watcher.</dim>')
+            ->write('<dim>Press </dim>Enter<dim> to trigger a test run.</dim>');
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Terminal.php b/src/Terminal.php
index 9e32174..ac1dbe6 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.php
+++ b/src/Terminal.php
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public function write(string $message = '', $level = null)
 
         $formattedMessage = (new OutputFormatter(true))->format($message);
 
+        $formattedMessage = str_replace('<dim>', "\e[2m", $formattedMessage);
+        $formattedMessage = str_replace('</dim>', "\e[22m", $formattedMessage);
+
         $this->io->writeln($formattedMessage);
 
         return $this;