diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4b70094d..d07cf5eb5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"rebuild": "pnpm run clean && pnpm -r run build && pnpm run gulp",
-		"build": "pnpm -r run build && pnpm run gulp",
+		"build": "pnpm node ./scripts/build-greet.js && pnpm -r run build && pnpm run gulp",
 		"start": "pnpm --filter backend run start",
 		"start:test": "pnpm --filter backend run start:test",
 		"init": "pnpm run migrate",
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/gulp": "4.0.10",
 		"@types/gulp-rename": "2.0.1",
+		"chalk": "5.2.0",
 		"cross-env": "7.0.3",
 		"cypress": "10.11.0",
 		"execa": "5.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e86ba9145..93fa1740b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/gulp-rename':
         specifier: 2.0.1
         version: 2.0.1
+      chalk:
+        specifier: 5.2.0
+        version: 5.2.0
       cross-env:
         specifier: 7.0.3
         version: 7.0.3
diff --git a/scripts/build-greet.js b/scripts/build-greet.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c66c8a5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-greet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
+
+const themeColor = chalk.hex("#31748f");
+console.log(themeColor("   ___      _      _              "));
+console.log(themeColor("  / __\\__ _| | ___| | _____ _   _ "));
+console.log(themeColor(" / /  / _` | |/ __| |/ / _  | | |"));
+console.log(themeColor("/ /__| (_| | | (__|   <  __/ |_| |"));
+console.log(themeColor("\\____/\\__,_|_|\\___|_|\\_\\___|\\__, |"));
+console.log(themeColor("                            (___/ "));
+
+console.log(
+	" Currently building Calckey!",
+);
+console.log(
+	chalk.rgb(
+		255,
+		136,
+		0,
+	)(
+		" Hang on for a moment, as this may take a while",
+	),
+);
+console.log("");