diff --git a/packages/plugin-eslint/src/lib/runner.integration.test.ts b/packages/plugin-eslint/src/lib/runner.integration.test.ts
index ffe036223..cd97a78bd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-eslint/src/lib/runner.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-eslint/src/lib/runner.integration.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
+import process from 'node:process';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { type MockInstance, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import type {
@@ -63,33 +64,36 @@ describe('executeRunner', () => {
     expect(osAgnosticAuditOutputs(json)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
-  it('should execute runner with custom config using @code-pushup/eslint-config', async () => {
-    const runnerPaths = await createPluginConfig(
-      'code-pushup.eslint.config.mjs',
-    );
-    await executeRunner(runnerPaths);
+  it.skipIf(process.platform === 'win32')(
+    'should execute runner with custom config using @code-pushup/eslint-config',
+    async () => {
+      const runnerPaths = await createPluginConfig(
+        'code-pushup.eslint.config.mjs',
+      );
+      await executeRunner(runnerPaths);
 
-    const json = await readJsonFile<AuditOutput[]>(
-      runnerPaths.runnerOutputPath,
-    );
-    // expect warnings from unicorn/filename-case rule from default config
-    expect(json).toContainEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining<Partial<AuditOutput>>({
-        slug: 'unicorn-filename-case',
-        displayValue: expect.stringMatching(/^\d+ warnings?$/),
-        details: {
-          issues: expect.arrayContaining<Issue>([
-            {
-              severity: 'warning',
-              message:
-                'Filename is not in kebab case. Rename it to `use-todos.js`.',
-              source: expect.objectContaining<Issue['source']>({
-                file: path.join(appDir, 'src', 'hooks', 'useTodos.js'),
-              }),
-            },
-          ]),
-        },
-      }),
-    );
-  });
+      const json = await readJsonFile<AuditOutput[]>(
+        runnerPaths.runnerOutputPath,
+      );
+      // expect warnings from unicorn/filename-case rule from default config
+      expect(json).toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining<Partial<AuditOutput>>({
+          slug: 'unicorn-filename-case',
+          displayValue: expect.stringMatching(/^\d+ warnings?$/),
+          details: {
+            issues: expect.arrayContaining<Issue>([
+              {
+                severity: 'warning',
+                message:
+                  'Filename is not in kebab case. Rename it to `use-todos.js`.',
+                source: expect.objectContaining<Issue['source']>({
+                  file: path.join(appDir, 'src', 'hooks', 'useTodos.js'),
+                }),
+              },
+            ]),
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+    },
+  );
 }, 20_000);
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib/execute-process.ts b/packages/utils/src/lib/execute-process.ts
index e82f6ba31..9e7fdfad6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/lib/execute-process.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib/execute-process.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { gray } from 'ansis';
 import {
   type ChildProcess,
   type ChildProcessByStdio,
@@ -7,7 +6,8 @@ import {
   spawn,
 } from 'node:child_process';
 import type { Readable, Writable } from 'node:stream';
-import { ui } from './logging.js';
+import { formatCommandLog } from './format-command-log.js';
+import { isVerbose, ui } from './logging.js';
 import { calcDuration } from './reports/utils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -150,12 +150,11 @@ export function executeProcess(cfg: ProcessConfig): Promise<ProcessResult> {
   const date = new Date().toISOString();
   const start = performance.now();
 
-  const logCommand = [command, ...(args || [])].join(' ');
-  ui().logger.log(
-    gray(
-      `Executing command:\n${logCommand}\nIn working directory:\n${cfg.cwd ?? process.cwd()}`,
-    ),
-  );
+  if (isVerbose()) {
+    ui().logger.log(
+      formatCommandLog(command, args, `${cfg.cwd ?? process.cwd()}`),
+    );
+  }
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     // shell:true tells Windows to use shell command for spawning a child process
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.integration.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28a916a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { removeColorCodes } from '@code-pushup/test-utils';
+import { formatCommandLog } from './format-command-log.js';
+
+describe('formatCommandLog', () => {
+  it('should format simple command', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog('npx', ['command', '--verbose']),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe('$ npx command --verbose');
+  });
+
+  it('should format simple command with explicit process.cwd()', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog('npx', ['command', '--verbose'], process.cwd()),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe('$ npx command --verbose');
+  });
+
+  it('should format simple command with relative cwd', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog('npx', ['command', '--verbose'], './wololo'),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe(`wololo $ npx command --verbose`);
+  });
+
+  it('should format simple command with absolute non-current path converted to relative', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog(
+        'npx',
+        ['command', '--verbose'],
+        path.join(process.cwd(), 'tmp'),
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(result).toBe('tmp $ npx command --verbose');
+  });
+
+  it('should format simple command with relative cwd in parent folder', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog('npx', ['command', '--verbose'], '..'),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe(`.. $ npx command --verbose`);
+  });
+
+  it('should format simple command using relative path to parent directory', () => {
+    const result = removeColorCodes(
+      formatCommandLog(
+        'npx',
+        ['command', '--verbose'],
+        path.dirname(process.cwd()),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toBe('.. $ npx command --verbose');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.ts b/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ce5a89cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib/format-command-log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import ansis from 'ansis';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+/**
+ * Formats a command string with optional cwd prefix and ANSI colors.
+ *
+ * @param {string} command - The command to execute.
+ * @param {string[]} args - Array of command arguments.
+ * @param {string} [cwd] - Optional current working directory for the command.
+ * @returns {string} - ANSI-colored formatted command string.
+ */
+export function formatCommandLog(
+  command: string,
+  args: string[] = [],
+  cwd: string = process.cwd(),
+): string {
+  const relativeDir = path.relative(process.cwd(), cwd);
+
+  return [
+    ...(relativeDir && relativeDir !== '.'
+      ? [ansis.italic(ansis.gray(relativeDir))]
+      : []),
+    ansis.yellow('$'),
+    ansis.gray(command),
+    ansis.gray(args.map(arg => arg).join(' ')),
+  ].join(' ');
+}