diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/utils/AnsiUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/utils/AnsiUtils.java
index 1189c25..8c5707a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/utils/AnsiUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/utils/AnsiUtils.java
@@ -259,4 +259,10 @@
         ansi.format( pattern, args );
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return ansi.toString();
+    }
 }