diff --git a/locales/app.yml b/locales/app.yml
index 0c924570..496908fb 100644
--- a/locales/app.yml
+++ b/locales/app.yml
@@ -1138,14 +1138,46 @@ _version: 2
   zh_CN: "Topgrade 不应以 root 身份运行，它会在需要时使用 sudo 或等效工具执行命令。"
   zh_TW: "Topgrade 不應以 root 身份執行，它會在需要時使用 sudo 或等效工具執行命令。"
   de: "Topgrade sollte nicht als Root ausgeführt werden, es führt Befehle mit sudo oder einem Äquivalent aus, wenn erforderlich."
-"Require sudo or counterpart but not found, skip":
-  en: "Require sudo or counterpart but not found, skip"
-  lt: "Reikalingas sudo arba atitikmuo, bet nerasta, praleidžiama"
-  es: "Se requiere sudo o su equivalente pero no ha sido encontrado, omitiendo"
-  fr: "Nécessite sudo ou un équivalent mais n'a pas été trouvé, passé"
-  zh_CN: "找不到权限管理程序（sudo 等），跳过"
-  zh_TW: "找不到權限管理程式（sudo 等），略過"
-  de: "Benötigt sudo oder Äquivalent, aber nicht gefunden, überspringe"
+"Could not find sudo":
+  en: "Could not find sudo"
+  lt: "Nepavyko rasti sudo"
+  es: "No se pudo encontrar sudo"
+  fr: "Impossible de trouver sudo"
+  zh_CN: "未找到 sudo"
+  zh_TW: "找不到 sudo"
+  de: "Konnte sudo nicht finden"
+"Skipping step, sudo is required":
+  en: "Skipping step, sudo is required"
+  lt: "Žingsnis praleidžiamas, reikalingas sudo"
+  es: "Omitiendo paso, se requiere sudo"
+  fr: "Étape ignorée, sudo est requis"
+  zh_CN: "跳过步骤，需要 sudo"
+  zh_TW: "跳過步驟，需要 sudo"
+  de: "Schritt wird übersprungen, sudo ist erforderlich"
+"\nSome steps were skipped as sudo or equivalent could not be found.":
+  en: "\nSome steps were skipped as sudo or equivalent could not be found."
+  lt: "\nKai kurie veiksmai buvo praleisti, nes nepavyko rasti sudo ar atitikmens."
+  es: "\nAlgunos pasos se omitieron porque no se pudo encontrar sudo o equivalente."
+  fr: "\nCertaines étapes ont été ignorées car sudo ou équivalent est introuvable."
+  zh_CN: "\n由于未找到 sudo 或等效工具，某些步骤被跳过。"
+  zh_TW: "\n由於找不到 sudo 或等效工具，某些步驟已跳過。"
+  de: "\nEinige Schritte wurden übersprungen, da sudo oder ein Äquivalent nicht gefunden wurde."
+"Install one of `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` or `please` to run these steps.":
+  en: "Install one of `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` or `please` to run these steps."
+  lt: "Įdiekite vieną iš `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` arba `please`, kad vykdytumėte šiuos veiksmus."
+  es: "Instale uno de `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` o `please` para ejecutar estos pasos."
+  fr: "Installez l’un de `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` ou `please` pour exécuter ces étapes."
+  zh_CN: "请安装 `sudo`、`doas`、`pkexec`、`run0` 或 `please` 之一来运行这些步骤。"
+  zh_TW: "請安裝 `sudo`、`doas`、`pkexec`、`run0` 或 `please` 之一來執行這些步驟。"
+  de: "Installieren Sie `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` oder `please`, um diese Schritte auszuführen."
+"Install gsudo or enable Windows Sudo to run these steps.":
+  en: "Install gsudo or enable Windows Sudo to run these steps."
+  lt: "Įdiekite gsudo arba įjunkite Windows Sudo, kad vykdytumėte šiuos veiksmus."
+  es: "Instale gsudo o habilite Windows Sudo para ejecutar estos pasos."
+  fr: "Installez gsudo ou activez Windows Sudo pour exécuter ces étapes."
+  zh_CN: "请安装 gsudo 或启用 Windows Sudo 来运行这些步骤。"
+  zh_TW: "請安裝 gsudo 或啟用 Windows Sudo 來執行這些步驟。"
+  de: "Installieren Sie gsudo oder aktivieren Sie Windows Sudo, um diese Schritte auszuführen."
 "{sudo_kind} does not support the {option} option":
   en: "%{sudo_kind} does not support the %{option} option"
   lt: "%{sudo_kind} nepalaiko parinkties %{option}"
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 748edde5..78a06845 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ impl Display for UnsupportedSudo<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub struct MissingSudo();
+
+impl Display for MissingSudo {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", t!("Could not find sudo"))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub struct DryRun();
 
diff --git a/src/execution_context.rs b/src/execution_context.rs
index c5cd15c2..808a9976 100644
--- a/src/execution_context.rs
+++ b/src/execution_context.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex};
 
-use crate::executor::DryCommand;
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::error::MissingSudo;
+use crate::executor::{DryCommand, Executor};
 use crate::powershell::Powershell;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use crate::steps::linux::Distribution;
 use crate::sudo::Sudo;
 use crate::utils::require_option;
-use crate::{config::Config, executor::Executor};
 
 /// An enum telling whether Topgrade should perform dry runs or actually perform the steps.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -95,10 +96,11 @@ impl<'a> ExecutionContext<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn require_sudo(&self) -> Result<&Sudo> {
-        require_option(
-            self.sudo.as_ref(),
-            t!("Require sudo or counterpart but not found, skip").to_string(),
-        )
+        if let Some(value) = self.sudo() {
+            Ok(value)
+        } else {
+            Err(MissingSudo().into())
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn config(&self) -> &Config {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8f20d080..7191db01 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use self::config::{CommandLineArgs, Config};
 use self::error::StepFailed;
 #[cfg(all(windows, feature = "self-update"))]
 use self::error::Upgraded;
+use self::runner::StepResult;
 #[allow(clippy::wildcard_imports)]
 use self::steps::{remote::*, *};
 use self::sudo::{Sudo, SudoKind};
@@ -224,12 +225,30 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     if !report.is_empty() {
         print_separator(t!("Summary"));
 
+        let mut skipped_missing_sudo = false;
+
         for (key, result) in report {
             if !failed && result.failed() {
                 failed = true;
             }
+            if let StepResult::SkippedMissingSudo = result {
+                skipped_missing_sudo = true;
+            }
             print_result(key, result);
         }
+
+        if skipped_missing_sudo {
+            print_warning(t!(
+                "\nSome steps were skipped as sudo or equivalent could not be found."
+            ));
+
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            print_warning(t!(
+                "Install one of `sudo`, `doas`, `pkexec`, `run0` or `please` to run these steps."
+            ));
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            print_warning(t!("Install gsudo or enable Windows Sudo to run these steps."));
+        }
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index 53ea64a8..210212e9 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
+use rust_i18n::t;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::ctrlc;
-use crate::error::{DryRun, SkipStep};
+use crate::error::{DryRun, MissingSudo, SkipStep};
 use crate::execution_context::ExecutionContext;
 use crate::step::Step;
-use crate::terminal::{print_error, should_retry};
+use crate::terminal::{print_error, print_warning, should_retry};
 
 pub enum StepResult {
     Success,
     Failure,
     Ignored,
+    SkippedMissingSudo,
     Skipped(String),
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ impl StepResult {
         use StepResult::*;
 
         match self {
-            Success | Ignored | Skipped(_) => false,
+            Success | Ignored | Skipped(_) | SkippedMissingSudo => false,
             Failure => true,
         }
     }
@@ -74,6 +76,11 @@ impl<'a> Runner<'a> {
                     break;
                 }
                 Err(e) if e.downcast_ref::<DryRun>().is_some() => break,
+                Err(e) if e.downcast_ref::<MissingSudo>().is_some() => {
+                    print_warning(t!("Skipping step, sudo is required"));
+                    self.push_result(key, StepResult::SkippedMissingSudo);
+                    break;
+                }
                 Err(e) if e.downcast_ref::<SkipStep>().is_some() => {
                     if self.ctx.config().verbose() || self.ctx.config().show_skipped() {
                         self.push_result(key, StepResult::Skipped(e.to_string()));
diff --git a/src/terminal.rs b/src/terminal.rs
index 6dbbf1dc..44d59bb8 100644
--- a/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/terminal.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ impl Terminal {
                     StepResult::Success => format!("{}", style(t!("OK")).bold().green()),
                     StepResult::Failure => format!("{}", style(t!("FAILED")).bold().red()),
                     StepResult::Ignored => format!("{}", style(t!("IGNORED")).bold().yellow()),
+                    StepResult::SkippedMissingSudo => format!(
+                        "{}: {}",
+                        style(t!("SKIPPED")).bold().yellow(),
+                        t!("Could not find sudo")
+                    ),
                     StepResult::Skipped(reason) => format!("{}: {}", style(t!("SKIPPED")).bold().blue(), reason),
                 }
             ))