diff --git a/lang/rust/Cargo.lock b/lang/rust/Cargo.lock
index b50a6383c84..e6aacdae196 100644
--- a/lang/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/lang/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ name = "apache-avro-test-helper"
 version = "0.17.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "color-backtrace",
+ "better-panic",
  "ctor",
  "env_logger",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -124,17 +124,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "ref_thread_local",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "atty"
-version = "0.2.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
-dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi 0.1.19",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -156,6 +145,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-demangle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "better-panic"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6fa9e1d11a268684cbd90ed36370d7577afb6c62d912ddff5c15fc34343e5036"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "console",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bigdecimal"
 version = "0.4.2"
@@ -297,14 +296,15 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2da6da31387c7e4ef160ffab6d5e7f00c42626fe39aea70a7b0f1773f7dd6c1b"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "color-backtrace"
-version = "0.5.1"
+name = "console"
+version = "0.15.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd6c04463c99389fff045d2b90ce84f5131332712c7ffbede020f5e9ad1ed685"
+checksum = "c926e00cc70edefdc64d3a5ff31cc65bb97a3460097762bd23afb4d8145fccf8"
 dependencies = [
- "atty",
- "backtrace",
- "termcolor",
+ "encode_unicode",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ version = "1.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f107b87b6afc2a64fd13cac55fe06d6c8859f12d4b14cbcdd2c67d0976781be"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "encode_unicode"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -490,7 +496,7 @@ checksum = "4bcfec3a70f97c962c307b2d2c56e358cf1d00b558d74262b5f929ee8cc7e73a"
 dependencies = [
  "errno-dragonfly",
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -651,15 +657,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen-test",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.19"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "62b467343b94ba476dcb2500d242dadbb39557df889310ac77c5d99100aaac33"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -684,9 +681,9 @@ version = "0.4.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cb0889898416213fab133e1d33a0e5858a48177452750691bde3666d0fdbaf8b"
 dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi 0.3.2",
+ "hermit-abi",
  "rustix",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -894,7 +891,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1089,7 +1086,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1243,15 +1240,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "termcolor"
-version = "1.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bab24d30b911b2376f3a13cc2cd443142f0c81dda04c118693e35b3835757755"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-util",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.48"
@@ -1483,13 +1471,37 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.45.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.42.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e5180c00cd44c9b1c88adb3693291f1cd93605ded80c250a75d472756b4d071"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.2",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.2",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.2",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.2",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1498,51 +1510,93 @@ version = "0.48.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "05d4b17490f70499f20b9e791dcf6a299785ce8af4d709018206dc5b4953e95f"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "597a5118570b68bc08d8d59125332c54f1ba9d9adeedeef5b99b02ba2b0698f8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "91ae572e1b79dba883e0d315474df7305d12f569b400fcf90581b06062f7e1bc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e08e8864a60f06ef0d0ff4ba04124db8b0fb3be5776a5cd47641e942e58c4d43"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b2ef27e0d7bdfcfc7b868b317c1d32c641a6fe4629c171b8928c7b08d98d7cf3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c61d927d8da41da96a81f029489353e68739737d3beca43145c8afec9a31a84f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "622a1962a7db830d6fd0a69683c80a18fda201879f0f447f065a3b7467daa241"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44d840b6ec649f480a41c8d80f9c65108b92d89345dd94027bfe06ac444d1060"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4542c6e364ce21bf45d69fdd2a8e455fa38d316158cfd43b3ac1c5b1b19f8e00"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8de912b8b8feb55c064867cf047dda097f92d51efad5b491dfb98f6bbb70cb36"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ca2b8a661f7628cbd23440e50b05d705db3686f894fc9580820623656af974b1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "26d41b46a36d453748aedef1486d5c7a85db22e56aff34643984ea85514e94a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7896dbc1f41e08872e9d5e8f8baa8fdd2677f29468c4e156210174edc7f7b953"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9aec5da331524158c6d1a4ac0ab1541149c0b9505fde06423b02f5ef0106b9f0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.0"
diff --git a/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/Cargo.toml b/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/Cargo.toml
index ce26ddbda7f..2e044eec24b 100644
--- a/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { default-features = false, version = "1.0.75", features = ["std"] }
-color-backtrace = { default-features = false, version = "0.5.1" }
+better-panic = { default-features = false, version = "0.3.0" }
 ctor = { default-features = false, version = "0.2.4" }
 env_logger = { default-features = false, version = "0.10.0" }
 lazy_static = { default-features = false, version = "1.4.0" }
diff --git a/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/src/lib.rs b/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/src/lib.rs
index e2ab29eff15..7e56c1261a3 100644
--- a/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lang/rust/avro_test_helper/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ pub mod logger;
 #[ctor]
 fn before_all() {
     // better stacktraces in tests
-    color_backtrace::install();
+    better_panic::Settings::new()
+        .most_recent_first(true)
+        .lineno_suffix(false)
+        .backtrace_first(true)
+        .install();
 
     // enable logging in tests
     logger::install();