return {
  'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
  dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
  config = function()
    local lualine = require 'lualine'
    local lazy_status = require 'lazy.status' -- to configure lazy pending updates count

    local colors = {
      blue = '#57a5e5',
      green = '#70c2be',
      violet = '#aaaaff',
      yellow = '#dbb651',
      red = '#e75a7c',
      fg = '#f1e9dc',
      bg = '#252623',
      inactive_bg = '#3a3d37',
    }

    local my_lualine_theme = {
      normal = {
        a = { bg = colors.blue, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      insert = {
        a = { bg = colors.green, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      visual = {
        a = { bg = colors.violet, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      command = {
        a = { bg = colors.yellow, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      replace = {
        a = { bg = colors.red, fg = colors.bg, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      inactive = {
        a = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray, gui = 'bold' },
        b = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
        c = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
      },
    }

    -- configure lualine with modified theme
    lualine.setup {
      options = {
        theme = my_lualine_theme,
      },
      sections = {
        lualine_x = {
          {
            lazy_status.updates,
            cond = lazy_status.has_updates,
            color = { fg = '#ff9e64' },
          },
          { 'encoding' },
          { 'fileformat' },
          { 'filetype' },
        },
      },
    }
  end,
}