diff --git a/packages/melos/bin/melos.dart b/packages/melos/bin/melos.dart
index a0e684894..74d96ca74 100644
--- a/packages/melos/bin/melos.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/bin/melos.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
         message: 'There is a new version of $packageName available '
             '($latestVersion). Would you like to update?',
         defaultsTo: true,
+        defaultsToWithoutPrompt: false,
       );
       if (shouldUpdate) {
         await pubUpdater.update(packageName: packageName);
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index 80bca3fc1..1037f83a9 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mixin _RunMixin on _Melos {
 
     if (script == null) {
       throw ScriptNotFoundException._(
-        scriptName!,
+        scriptName,
         config.scripts.keys.toList(),
       );
     }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mixin _RunMixin on _Melos {
     resultLogger.child(successLabel);
   }
 
-  Future<String?> _pickScript(MelosWorkspaceConfig config) async {
+  Future<String> _pickScript(MelosWorkspaceConfig config) async {
     // using toList as Maps may be unordered
     final scripts = config.scripts.values.toList();
 
@@ -56,16 +56,15 @@ mixin _RunMixin on _Melos {
       return '$styledName$styledDescription';
     }).toList();
 
-    final selectedScript = prompts.choose(
+    final selectedScript = promptChoice(
       AnsiStyles.white('Select a script to run in this workspace'),
       scriptChoices,
       interactive: false,
+      requirePrompt: true,
     );
 
     final selectedScriptIndex = scriptChoices.indexOf(selectedScript!);
 
-    if (selectedScriptIndex == -1) return null;
-
     return scripts[selectedScriptIndex].name;
   }
 
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ mixin _RunMixin on _Melos {
         selectedPackage = choices[0];
       } else {
         // Prompt user to select a package.
-        selectedPackage = prompts.choose(
+        selectedPackage = promptChoice(
           [
             AnsiStyles.white('Select a package to run the '),
             AnsiStyles.cyan(script.name),
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/runner.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/runner.dart
index 4ad7ff878..d7f4688da 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/runner.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/runner.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import 'package:mustache_template/mustache.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:path/path.dart';
 import 'package:pool/pool.dart';
-import 'package:prompts/prompts.dart' as prompts;
 import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 import 'package:pubspec/pubspec.dart';
 import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
index b78608c00..51fdde620 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
               promptForMessage = promptBool(
                 message: 'Do you want to provide an additional changelog entry '
                     'message?',
+                defaultsToWithoutPrompt: false,
               );
             }
 
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/common/utils.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/common/utils.dart
index c6910f739..885422e8e 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/common/utils.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/common/utils.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';
 import '../logging.dart';
 import '../package.dart';
 import '../workspace.dart';
+import 'exception.dart';
 import 'io.dart';
 import 'platform.dart';
 
@@ -156,12 +157,91 @@ bool isPubspecOverridesSupported([String dartTool = 'dart']) =>
 bool canRunPubGetConcurrently([String dartTool = 'dart']) =>
     currentDartVersion(dartTool).compareTo(Version.parse('2.16.0')) >= 0;
 
-String promptInput(String message, {String? defaultsTo}) {
-  return prompts.get(message, defaultsTo: defaultsTo);
+T _promptWithTerminal<T>(
+  T Function() runPrompt, {
+  required String message,
+  T? defaultsTo,
+  T? defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+  bool requirePrompt = false,
+}) {
+  if (stdin.hasTerminal) {
+    return runPrompt();
+  }
+
+  if (!requirePrompt) {
+    if (defaultsToWithoutPrompt is T) {
+      return defaultsToWithoutPrompt;
+    }
+
+    if (defaultsTo is T) {
+      return defaultsTo;
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw PromptException(message);
+}
+
+class PromptException extends MelosException {
+  PromptException(this.message);
+
+  final String message;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'Was unable to prompt for input:\n$message';
+}
+
+String promptInput(
+  String message, {
+  String? defaultsTo,
+  String? defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+  bool requirePrompt = false,
+}) {
+  return _promptWithTerminal(
+    () => prompts.get(message, defaultsTo: defaultsTo),
+    message: message,
+    defaultsTo: defaultsTo,
+    defaultsToWithoutPrompt: defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+    requirePrompt: requirePrompt,
+  );
 }
 
-bool promptBool({String message = 'Continue?', bool defaultsTo = false}) {
-  return prompts.getBool(message, defaultsTo: defaultsTo);
+bool promptBool({
+  String message = 'Continue?',
+  bool defaultsTo = false,
+  bool? defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+  bool requirePrompt = false,
+}) {
+  return _promptWithTerminal(
+    () => prompts.getBool(message, defaultsTo: defaultsTo),
+    message: message,
+    defaultsTo: defaultsTo,
+    defaultsToWithoutPrompt: defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+    requirePrompt: requirePrompt,
+  );
+}
+
+T? promptChoice<T>(
+  String message,
+  Iterable<T> options, {
+  T? defaultsTo,
+  T? defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+  String prompt = 'Enter your choice',
+  bool interactive = true,
+  bool requirePrompt = false,
+}) {
+  return _promptWithTerminal(
+    () => prompts.choose(
+      message,
+      options,
+      defaultsTo: defaultsTo,
+      prompt: prompt,
+      interactive: interactive,
+    ),
+    message: message,
+    defaultsTo: defaultsTo,
+    defaultsToWithoutPrompt: defaultsToWithoutPrompt,
+    requirePrompt: requirePrompt,
+  );
 }
 
 bool get isCI {