diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 641be349..e4456268 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const getCommits = require('./lib/get-commits');
 const getLastRelease = require('./lib/get-last-release');
 const {extractErrors} = require('./lib/utils');
 const getGitAuthUrl = require('./lib/get-git-auth-url');
-const logger = require('./lib/logger');
+const getLogger = require('./lib/get-logger');
 const {fetch, verifyAuth, isBranchUpToDate, gitHead: getGitHead, tag, push} = require('./lib/git');
 const getError = require('./lib/get-error');
 const {COMMIT_NAME, COMMIT_EMAIL} = require('./lib/definitions/constants');
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
     );
     return false;
   }
+  logger.success(`Run automated release from branch ${ciBranch}`);
 
   await verify(context);
 
@@ -63,16 +64,15 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
   } catch (err) {
     if (!(await isBranchUpToDate(options.branch, {cwd, env}))) {
       logger.log(
-        "The local branch %s is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
-        options.branch
+        `The local branch ${options.branch} is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.`
       );
       return false;
     }
-    logger.error(`The command "${err.cmd}" failed with the error message %s.`, err.stderr);
+    logger.error(`The command "${err.cmd}" failed with the error message ${err.stderr}.`);
     throw getError('EGITNOPERMISSION', {options});
   }
 
-  logger.log('Run automated release from branch %s', options.branch);
+  logger.success(`Allowed to push to the Git repository`);
 
   await plugins.verifyConditions(context);
 
@@ -95,35 +95,35 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
 
   if (options.dryRun) {
     const notes = await plugins.generateNotes(context);
-    logger.log('Release note for version %s:\n', nextRelease.version);
+    logger.log(`Release note for version ${nextRelease.version}:`);
     if (notes) {
-      logger.stdout(`${marked(notes)}\n`);
+      context.stdout.write(marked(notes));
     }
   } else {
     nextRelease.notes = await plugins.generateNotes(context);
     await plugins.prepare(context);
 
     // Create the tag before calling the publish plugins as some require the tag to exists
-    logger.log('Create tag %s', nextRelease.gitTag);
     await tag(nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd, env});
     await push(options.repositoryUrl, options.branch, {cwd, env});
+    logger.success(`Created tag ${nextRelease.gitTag}`);
 
     context.releases = await plugins.publish(context);
 
     await plugins.success(context);
 
-    logger.log('Published release: %s', nextRelease.version);
+    logger.success(`Published release ${nextRelease.version}`);
   }
   return true;
 }
 
-function logErrors({logger}, err) {
+function logErrors({logger, stderr}, err) {
   const errors = extractErrors(err).sort(error => (error.semanticRelease ? -1 : 0));
   for (const error of errors) {
     if (error.semanticRelease) {
-      logger.log(`%s ${error.message}`, error.code);
+      logger.error(`${error.code} ${error.message}`);
       if (error.details) {
-        logger.stderr(`${marked(error.details)}\n`);
+        stderr.write(marked(error.details));
       }
     } else {
       logger.error('An error occurred while running semantic-release: %O', error);
@@ -142,10 +142,14 @@ async function callFail(context, plugins, error) {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = async (opts, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env} = {}) => {
-  const context = {cwd, env, logger};
-  context.logger.log(`Running %s version %s`, pkg.name, pkg.version);
-  const {unhook} = hookStd({silent: false}, hideSensitive(context.env));
+module.exports = async (opts = {}, {cwd = process.cwd(), env = process.env, stdout, stderr} = {}) => {
+  const {unhook} = hookStd(
+    {silent: false, streams: [process.stdout, process.stderr, stdout, stderr].filter(Boolean)},
+    hideSensitive(env)
+  );
+  const context = {cwd, env, stdout: stdout || process.stdout, stderr: stderr || process.stderr};
+  context.logger = getLogger(context);
+  context.logger.log(`Running ${pkg.name} version ${pkg.version}`);
   try {
     const {plugins, options} = await getConfig(context, opts);
     context.options = options;
diff --git a/lib/get-commits.js b/lib/get-commits.js
index 981c13f4..69d20dfb 100644
--- a/lib/get-commits.js
+++ b/lib/get-commits.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, lastRelease: {gitHead}, logger}) => {
     commit.gitTags = commit.gitTags.trim();
     return commit;
   });
-  logger.log('Found %s commits since last release', commits.length);
+  logger.log(`Found ${commits.length} commits since last release`);
   debug('Parsed commits: %o', commits);
   return commits;
 };
diff --git a/lib/get-last-release.js b/lib/get-last-release.js
index d9eec16e..77da1dd5 100644
--- a/lib/get-last-release.js
+++ b/lib/get-last-release.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {tagFormat}, logger}) => {
   const tag = await pLocate(tags, tag => isRefInHistory(tag.gitTag, {cwd, env}), {preserveOrder: true});
 
   if (tag) {
-    logger.log('Found git tag %s associated with version %s', tag.gitTag, tag.version);
+    logger.log(`Found git tag ${tag.gitTag} associated with version ${tag.version}`);
     return {gitHead: await gitTagHead(tag.gitTag, {cwd, env}), ...tag};
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/get-logger.js b/lib/get-logger.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52b8f0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/get-logger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const {Signale} = require('signale');
+const figures = require('figures');
+
+module.exports = ({stdout, stderr}) =>
+  new Signale({
+    config: {displayTimestamp: true, underlineMessage: true, displayLabel: false},
+    disabled: false,
+    interactive: false,
+    scope: 'semantic-release',
+    stream: [stdout],
+    types: {
+      error: {badge: figures.cross, color: 'red', label: '', stream: [stderr]},
+      log: {badge: figures.info, color: 'magenta', label: '', stream: [stdout]},
+      success: {badge: figures.tick, color: 'green', label: '', stream: [stdout]},
+    },
+  });
diff --git a/lib/get-next-version.js b/lib/get-next-version.js
index 7d621e37..10089e9f 100644
--- a/lib/get-next-version.js
+++ b/lib/get-next-version.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ module.exports = ({nextRelease: {type}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
   let version;
   if (lastRelease.version) {
     version = semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type);
-    logger.log('The next release version is %s', version);
+    logger.log(`The next release version is ${version}`);
   } else {
     version = FIRST_RELEASE;
-    logger.log('There is no previous release, the next release version is %s', version);
+    logger.log(`There is no previous release, the next release version is ${version}`);
   }
 
   return version;
diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 56465b74..00000000
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-const chalk = require('chalk');
-
-/**
- * Logger with `log` and `error` function.
- */
-module.exports = {
-  log(...args) {
-    const [format, ...rest] = args;
-    console.log(
-      `${chalk.grey('[Semantic release]:')}${
-        typeof format === 'string' ? ` ${format.replace(/%[^%]/g, seq => chalk.magenta(seq))}` : ''
-      }`,
-      ...(typeof format === 'string' ? [] : [format]).concat(rest)
-    );
-  },
-  error(...args) {
-    const [format, ...rest] = args;
-    console.error(
-      `${chalk.grey('[Semantic release]:')}${typeof format === 'string' ? ` ${chalk.red(format)}` : ''}`,
-      ...(typeof format === 'string' ? [] : [format]).concat(rest)
-    );
-  },
-  stdout(...args) {
-    console.log(args);
-  },
-  stderr(...args) {
-    console.error(args);
-  },
-};
diff --git a/lib/plugins/normalize.js b/lib/plugins/normalize.js
index fdcfd6fb..15ff4ce2 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/normalize.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/normalize.js
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ module.exports = ({cwd, options, logger}, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
   const {path, ...config} = isString(pluginOpt) || isFunction(pluginOpt) ? {path: pluginOpt} : pluginOpt;
   const pluginName = isFunction(path) ? `[Function: ${path.name}]` : path;
 
-  if (!isFunction(pluginOpt)) {
-    if (pluginsPath[path]) {
-      logger.log('Load plugin "%s" from %s in shareable config %s', type, path, pluginsPath[path]);
-    } else {
-      logger.log('Load plugin "%s" from %s', type, path);
-    }
-  }
-
   const basePath = pluginsPath[path]
     ? dirname(resolveFrom.silent(__dirname, pluginsPath[path]) || resolveFrom(cwd, pluginsPath[path]))
     : __dirname;
@@ -38,18 +30,29 @@ module.exports = ({cwd, options, logger}, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
   const validator = async input => {
     const {outputValidator} = PLUGINS_DEFINITIONS[type] || {};
     try {
-      logger.log('Call plugin "%s"', type);
-      const result = await func(cloneDeep(input));
+      logger.log(`Start step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
+      const result = await func({...cloneDeep(input), logger: logger.scope(logger.scopeName, pluginName)});
       if (outputValidator && !outputValidator(result)) {
         throw getError(`E${type.toUpperCase()}OUTPUT`, {result, pluginName});
       }
+      logger.success(`Completed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
       return result;
     } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(`Failed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
       extractErrors(err).forEach(err => Object.assign(err, {pluginName}));
       throw err;
     }
   };
 
   Reflect.defineProperty(validator, 'pluginName', {value: pluginName, writable: false, enumerable: true});
+
+  if (!isFunction(pluginOpt)) {
+    if (pluginsPath[path]) {
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${path}" in shareable config "${pluginsPath[path]}"`);
+    } else {
+      logger.success(`Loaded plugin "${type}" from "${path}"`);
+    }
+  }
+
   return validator;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd3c348d..1b656f27 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^6.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
     "@semantic-release/github": "^5.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/npm": "^4.0.0",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "^4.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.0.0",
     "aggregate-error": "^1.0.0",
-    "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "^5.0.1",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "env-ci": "^2.0.0",
     "execa": "^0.10.0",
+    "figures": "^2.0.0",
     "find-versions": "^2.0.0",
     "get-stream": "^3.0.0",
     "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
     "git-url-parse": "^10.0.1",
-    "hook-std": "^1.0.1",
+    "hook-std": "^1.1.0",
     "hosted-git-info": "^2.7.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "marked": "^0.4.0",
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "read-pkg-up": "^4.0.0",
     "resolve-from": "^4.0.0",
     "semver": "^5.4.1",
+    "signale": "^1.2.1",
     "yargs": "^12.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/get-last-release.test.js b/test/get-last-release.test.js
index 85d3859f..bf842ccd 100644
--- a/test/get-last-release.test.js
+++ b/test/get-last-release.test.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag', async t => {
   const result = await getLastRelease({cwd, options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`}, logger: t.context.logger});
 
   t.deepEqual(result, {gitHead: commits[0].hash, gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0'});
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found git tag %s associated with version %s', 'v2.0.0', '2.0.0']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found git tag v2.0.0 associated with version 2.0.0']);
 });
 
 test('Get the highest tag in the history of the current branch', async t => {
diff --git a/test/get-logger.test.js b/test/get-logger.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31e75628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/get-logger.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import {spy} from 'sinon';
+import getLogger from '../lib/get-logger';
+
+test('Expose "error", "success" and "log" functions', t => {
+  const stdout = spy();
+  const stderr = spy();
+  const logger = getLogger({stdout: {write: stdout}, stderr: {write: stderr}});
+
+  logger.log('test log');
+  logger.success('test success');
+  logger.error('test error');
+
+  t.regex(stdout.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
+  t.regex(stdout.args[1][0], /.*test success/);
+  t.regex(stderr.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
+});
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index fce09829..f5708b94 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ test.beforeEach(t => {
   // Stub the logger functions
   t.context.log = spy();
   t.context.error = spy();
-  t.context.stdout = spy();
-  t.context.stderr = spy();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log, error: t.context.error, stdout: t.context.stdout, stderr: t.context.stderr};
+  t.context.success = spy();
+  t.context.logger = {
+    log: t.context.log,
+    error: t.context.error,
+    success: t.context.success,
+    scope: () => t.context.logger,
+  };
 });
 
 test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
@@ -68,10 +72,10 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, extendEnv: false, env}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(verifyConditions1.callCount, 1);
   t.deepEqual(verifyConditions1.args[0][0], config);
@@ -193,10 +197,10 @@ test('Use custom tag format', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   // Verify the tag has been created on the local and remote repo and reference the gitHead
   t.is(await gitTagHead(nextRelease.gitTag, {cwd}), nextRelease.gitHead);
@@ -237,11 +241,11 @@ test('Use new gitHead, and recreate release notes if a prepare plugin create a c
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(generateNotes.callCount, 2);
   t.deepEqual(generateNotes.args[0][1].nextRelease, nextRelease);
@@ -295,11 +299,11 @@ test('Call all "success" plugins even if one errors out', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(success1.callCount, 1);
   t.deepEqual(success1.args[0][1].releases, [{...release, ...nextRelease, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'}]);
@@ -327,15 +331,17 @@ test('Log all "verifyConditions" errors', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+  ];
 
   t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2, error3]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 3', 'ERR3']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], [
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR2 error 2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR3 error 3']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 3], [
     'An error occurred while running semantic-release: %O',
     error1,
   ]);
@@ -371,14 +377,16 @@ test('Log all "verifyRelease" errors', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+  ];
 
   t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 1', 'ERR1']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR1 error 1']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR2 error 2']);
   t.is(fail.callCount, 1);
   t.deepEqual(fail.args[0][0], config);
   t.deepEqual(fail.args[0][1].errors, [error1, error2]);
@@ -419,10 +427,10 @@ test('Dry-run skips publish and success', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.not(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
   t.is(verifyConditions.callCount, 1);
@@ -457,14 +465,16 @@ test('Dry-run skips fail', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+  ];
 
   t.deepEqual(errors, [error1, error2]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 2], ['%s error 1', 'ERR1']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s error 2', 'ERR2']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2], ['ERR1 error 1']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1], ['ERR2 error 2']);
   t.is(fail.callCount, 0);
 });
 
@@ -504,10 +514,10 @@ test('Force a dry-run if not on a CI and "noCi" is not explicitly set', async t
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master'}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(t.context.log.args[1][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
   t.is(verifyConditions.callCount, 1);
@@ -518,7 +528,7 @@ test('Force a dry-run if not on a CI and "noCi" is not explicitly set', async t
   t.is(success.callCount, 0);
 });
 
-test.serial('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefined"', async t => {
+test('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefined"', async t => {
   // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
   // Add commits to the master branch
@@ -547,12 +557,12 @@ test.serial('Dry-run does not print changelog if "generateNotes" return "undefin
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['Release note for version %s:\n', '2.0.0']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['Release note for version 2.0.0:']);
 });
 
 test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
@@ -591,10 +601,10 @@ test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: false, branch: 'master', isPr: true}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.not(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'This run was not triggered in a known CI environment, running in dry-run mode.');
   t.not(
@@ -643,10 +653,10 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
   t.deepEqual(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
@@ -670,11 +680,13 @@ test('Returns falsy value if triggered by a PR', async t => {
   const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: true}),
   });
 
-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease({cwd, repositoryUrl}, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.falsy(
+    await semanticRelease({cwd, repositoryUrl}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}})
+  );
   t.is(
     t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1][0],
     "This run was triggered by a pull request and therefore a new version won't be published."
@@ -694,18 +706,22 @@ test('Returns falsy value if triggered on an outdated clone', async t => {
   await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease({repositoryUrl}, {cwd: repoDir, env: {}}));
+  t.falsy(
+    await semanticRelease(
+      {repositoryUrl},
+      {cwd: repoDir, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}
+    )
+  );
   t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], [
-    "The local branch %s is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
-    'master',
+    "The local branch master is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.",
   ]);
 });
 
-test('Returns falsy value if not running from the configured branch', async t => {
+test('Returns false if not running from the configured branch', async t => {
   // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
   const options = {
@@ -722,11 +738,11 @@ test('Returns falsy value if not running from the configured branch', async t =>
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'other-branch', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
   t.is(
     t.context.log.args[1][0],
     'This test run was triggered on the branch other-branch, while semantic-release is configured to only publish from master, therefore a new version won’t be published.'
@@ -759,11 +775,11 @@ test('Returns falsy value if there is no relevant changes', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.falsy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
   t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
   t.is(verifyRelease.callCount, 0);
   t.is(generateNotes.callCount, 0);
@@ -807,10 +823,10 @@ test('Exclude commits with [skip release] or [release skip] from analysis', asyn
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}});
+  await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});
 
   t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
   t.is(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].commits.length, 2);
@@ -830,15 +846,15 @@ test('Log both plugins errors and errors thrown by "fail" plugin', async t => {
     fail: [stub().rejects(failError1), stub().rejects(failError2)],
   };
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2][1], failError1);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][1], failError2);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[t.context.log.args.length - 1], ['%s Plugin error', 'ERR']);
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][0], 'ERR Plugin error');
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 3][1], failError1);
+  t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 2][1], failError2);
 });
 
 test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
@@ -853,11 +869,11 @@ test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
     fail,
   };
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
 
-  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.true(fail.notCalled);
   t.is(t.context.error.args[t.context.error.args.length - 1][1], pluginError);
@@ -868,10 +884,12 @@ test('Throw SemanticReleaseError if repositoryUrl is not set and cannot be found
   const {cwd} = await gitRepo();
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}})))];
+  const errors = [
+    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+  ];
 
   // Verify error code and type
   t.is(errors[0].code, 'ENOREPOURL');
@@ -902,10 +920,13 @@ test('Throw an Error if plugin returns an unexpected value', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  const error = await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}), Error);
+  const error = await t.throws(
+    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}),
+    Error
+  );
   t.regex(error.details, /string/);
 });
 
@@ -935,10 +956,10 @@ test('Get all commits including the ones not in the shallow clone', async t => {
   };
 
   const semanticRelease = requireNoCache('..', {
-    './lib/logger': t.context.logger,
+    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
     'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
   });
-  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}}));
+  t.truthy(await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}));
 
   t.is(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].commits.length, 3);
 });
diff --git a/test/integration.test.js b/test/integration.test.js
index d1048542..194e1b7e 100644
--- a/test/integration.test.js
+++ b/test/integration.test.js
@@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ test('Run via JS API', async t => {
     version: '0.0.0-dev',
     repository: {url: repositoryUrl},
     publishConfig: {registry: npmRegistry.url},
+    release: {
+      fail: false,
+      success: false,
+    },
   });
 
   /* Initial release */
@@ -486,7 +490,7 @@ test('Run via JS API', async t => {
   t.log('Commit a feature');
   await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
   t.log('$ Call semantic-release via API');
-  await semanticRelease({fail: false, success: false}, {cwd, env});
+  await semanticRelease(undefined, {cwd, env, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});
 
   // Verify package.json and has been updated
   t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -550,9 +554,9 @@ test('Log errors inheriting SemanticReleaseError and exit with 1', async t => {
   t.log('Commit a feature');
   await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
   t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
+  const {stderr, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
   // Verify the type and message are logged
-  t.regex(stdout, /EINHERITED Inherited error/);
+  t.regex(stderr, /EINHERITED Inherited error/);
   t.is(code, 1);
 });
 
@@ -568,13 +572,13 @@ test('Exit with 1 if missing permission to push to the remote repository', async
   await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
   await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd});
   t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(
+  const {stderr, code} = await execa(
     cli,
     ['--repository-url', 'http://user:wrong_pass@localhost:2080/git/unauthorized.git'],
     {env: {...env, GH_TOKEN: 'user:wrong_pass'}, cwd, reject: false}
   );
   // Verify the type and message are logged
-  t.regex(stdout, /EGITNOPERMISSION/);
+  t.regex(stderr, /EGITNOPERMISSION/);
   t.is(code, 1);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/logger.test.js b/test/logger.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 33578f78..00000000
--- a/test/logger.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import test from 'ava';
-import {stub} from 'sinon';
-import logger from '../lib/logger';
-
-test.beforeEach(t => {
-  t.context.log = stub(console, 'log');
-  t.context.error = stub(console, 'error');
-});
-
-test.afterEach.always(t => {
-  t.context.log.restore();
-  t.context.error.restore();
-});
-
-test.serial('Basic log', t => {
-  logger.log('test log');
-  logger.error('test error');
-
-  t.regex(t.context.log.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
-});
-
-test.serial('Log object', t => {
-  const obj = {a: 1, b: '2'};
-  logger.log(obj);
-  logger.error(obj);
-
-  t.is(t.context.log.args[0][1], obj);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], obj);
-});
-
-test.serial('Log with string formatting', t => {
-  logger.log('test log %s', 'log value');
-  logger.error('test error %s', 'error value');
-
-  t.regex(t.context.log.args[0][0], /.*test log/);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[0][0], /.*test error/);
-  t.is(t.context.log.args[0][1], 'log value');
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], 'error value');
-});
-
-test.serial('Log with error stacktrace and properties', t => {
-  const error = new Error('error message');
-  logger.error(error);
-  const otherError = new Error('other error message');
-  logger.error('test error %O', otherError);
-
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[0][1], error);
-  t.regex(t.context.error.args[1][0], /.*test error/);
-  t.is(t.context.error.args[1][1], otherError);
-});
diff --git a/test/plugins/normalize.test.js b/test/plugins/normalize.test.js
index 5a59d0b7..4d9bc13b 100644
--- a/test/plugins/normalize.test.js
+++ b/test/plugins/normalize.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ const cwd = process.cwd();
 test.beforeEach(t => {
   // Stub the logger functions
   t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
+  t.context.error = stub();
+  t.context.success = stub();
+  t.context.stderr = {write: stub()};
+  t.context.logger = {
+    log: t.context.log,
+    error: t.context.error,
+    success: t.context.success,
+    scope: () => t.context.logger,
+  };
 });
 
 test('Normalize and load plugin from string', t => {
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from string', t => {
 
   t.is(plugin.pluginName, './test/fixtures/plugin-noop');
   t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'verifyConditions', './test/fixtures/plugin-noop']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./test/fixtures/plugin-noop"']);
 });
 
 test('Normalize and load plugin from object', t => {
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from object', t => {
 
   t.is(plugin.pluginName, './test/fixtures/plugin-noop');
   t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'publish', './test/fixtures/plugin-noop']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "publish" from "./test/fixtures/plugin-noop"']);
 });
 
 test('Normalize and load plugin from a base file path', t => {
@@ -44,11 +52,8 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin from a base file path', t => {
 
   t.is(plugin.pluginName, './plugin-noop');
   t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], [
-    'Load plugin "%s" from %s in shareable config %s',
-    'verifyConditions',
-    './plugin-noop',
-    './test/fixtures',
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], [
+    'Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./plugin-noop" in shareable config "./test/fixtures"',
   ]);
 });
 
@@ -90,12 +95,17 @@ test('Normalize and load plugin that retuns multiple functions', t => {
   );
 
   t.is(typeof plugin, 'function');
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Load plugin "%s" from %s', 'verifyConditions', './test/fixtures/multi-plugin']);
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.success.args[0], ['Loaded plugin "verifyConditions" from "./test/fixtures/multi-plugin"']);
 });
 
 test('Wrap "analyzeCommits" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
   const analyzeCommits = stub().resolves(2);
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'analyzeCommits', analyzeCommits, {});
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'analyzeCommits',
+    analyzeCommits,
+    {}
+  );
 
   const error = await t.throws(plugin());
 
@@ -108,7 +118,12 @@ test('Wrap "analyzeCommits" plugin in a function that validate the output of the
 
 test('Wrap "generateNotes" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
   const generateNotes = stub().resolves(2);
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'generateNotes', generateNotes, {});
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'generateNotes',
+    generateNotes,
+    {}
+  );
 
   const error = await t.throws(plugin());
 
@@ -120,11 +135,15 @@ test('Wrap "generateNotes" plugin in a function that validate the output of the
 });
 
 test('Wrap "publish" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin', async t => {
-  const plugin = normalize({cwd, options: {}, logger: t.context.logger}, 'publish', './plugin-identity', {
-    './plugin-identity': './test/fixtures',
-  });
+  const publish = stub().resolves(2);
+  const plugin = normalize(
+    {cwd, options: {}, stderr: t.context.stderr, logger: t.context.logger},
+    'publish',
+    publish,
+    {}
+  );
 
-  const error = await t.throws(plugin(2));
+  const error = await t.throws(plugin());
 
   t.is(error.code, 'EPUBLISHOUTPUT');
   t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -138,9 +157,11 @@ test('Plugin is called with "pluginConfig" (omitting "path", adding global confi
   const pluginConf = {path: pluginFunction, conf: 'confValue'};
   const options = {global: 'globalValue'};
   const plugin = normalize({cwd, options, logger: t.context.logger}, '', pluginConf, {});
-  await plugin('param');
+  await plugin({param: 'param'});
 
-  t.true(pluginFunction.calledWith({conf: 'confValue', global: 'globalValue'}, 'param'));
+  t.true(
+    pluginFunction.calledWith({conf: 'confValue', global: 'globalValue'}, {param: 'param', logger: t.context.logger})
+  );
 });
 
 test('Prevent plugins to modify "pluginConfig"', async t => {
diff --git a/test/plugins/plugins.test.js b/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
index 55b94395..eac70576 100644
--- a/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
+++ b/test/plugins/plugins.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const cwd = process.cwd();
 test.beforeEach(t => {
   // Stub the logger functions
   t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
+  t.context.success = stub();
+  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log, success: t.context.success, scope: () => t.context.logger};
 });
 
 test('Export default plugins', t => {