diff --git a/bal_release/mk/Makefile.initial_config b/bal_release/mk/Makefile.initial_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..541ec84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bal_release/mk/Makefile.initial_config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ifeq ("$(TERM)", "dumb")
+        BOLD_PRINT := printf "\n---- %s --------------------------------------------------\n"
+else
+        BOLD_PRINT?=printf "[01m%s[0m\n"
+endif
+export BOLD_PRINT