diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
index c76864e..5d03d3e 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 # make sure this script runs at the repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
 
-set -uv
+set -u
 
-MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f")
+MATCHES="$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f" pulp_gem )"
 
 if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
   printf "\nERROR: Detected mix of f-strings and gettext:\n"
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh
index 4ef5fe9..fc52064 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 # make sure this script runs at the repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
 
-set -uv
+set -u
 
 # check for imports not from pulpcore.plugin. exclude tests
-MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "from pulpcore.*import" . | grep -v "tests\|plugin")
+MATCHES="$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "from pulpcore.*import" pulp_gem | grep -v "tests\|plugin")"
 
 if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
   printf "\nERROR: Detected bad imports from pulpcore:\n"
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_release.py b/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
index 6e07999..1bb1f06 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ def main(options: argparse.Namespace, template_config: dict[str, t.Any]) -> int:
 
             if reasons:
                 curr_version = Version(last_tag)
-                assert curr_version.base_version.startswith(
-                    branch
-                ), "Current-version has to belong to the current branch!"
+                assert curr_version.base_version.startswith(branch), (
+                    "Current-version has to belong to the current branch!"
+                )
                 next_version = Version(f"{branch}.{curr_version.micro + 1}")
                 print(
                     f"A Z-release is needed for {branch}, "
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py b/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
index c68a1d4..f38660a 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 import warnings
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 
+
 CHECK_MATRIX = [
     ("pyproject.toml", True, True, True),
     ("requirements.txt", True, True, True),
-    ("dev_requirements.txt", False, True, False),
     ("ci_requirements.txt", False, True, True),
     ("doc_requirements.txt", False, True, False),
     ("lint_requirements.txt", False, True, True),
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py b/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
index c319dab..c9aeb93 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from git import GitCommandError, Repo
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
+
 PYPI_PROJECT = "pulp_gem"
 
 # Read Towncrier settings
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index 978712f..0000000
--- a/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT!
-#
-# This file was generated by plugin_template, and is managed by it. Please use
-# './plugin-template --github pulp_gem' to update this file.
-#
-# For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
-[flake8]
-exclude = ./docs/*,*/migrations/*
-per-file-ignores = */__init__.py: F401
-
-ignore = E203,W503,Q000,Q003,D100,D104,D106,D200,D205,D400,D401,D402,F824
-max-line-length = 100
-
-# Flake8 builtin codes
-# --------------------
-# E203: no whitespace around ':'. disabled until https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle/issues/373 is fixed
-# W503: This enforces operators before line breaks which is not pep8 or black compatible.
-# F824: 'nonlocal' is unused: name is never assigned in scope
-
-# Flake8-quotes extension codes
-# -----------------------------
-# Q000: double or single quotes only, default is double (don't want to enforce this)
-# Q003: Change outer quotes to avoid escaping inner quotes
-
-# Flake8-docstring extension codes
-# --------------------------------
-# D100: missing docstring in public module
-# D104: missing docstring in public package
-# D106: missing docstring in public nested class (complains about "class Meta:" and documenting those is silly)
-# D200: one-line docstring should fit on one line with quotes
-# D205: 1 blank line required between summary line and description
-# D400: First line should end with a period
-# D401: first line should be imperative (nitpicky)
-# D402: first line should not be the function’s “signature” (false positives)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index f011d2c..e44c10e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -36,16 +36,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           yamllint -s -d '{extends: relaxed, rules: {line-length: disable}}' .github/workflows
 
-      # run black separately from flake8 to get a diff
-      - name: "Run black"
+      - name: "Check formating"
         run: |
-          black --version
-          black --check --diff .
+          ruff format --check --diff
 
-      # Lint code.
-      - name: "Run flake8"
+      - name: "Lint code"
         run: |
-          flake8
+          ruff check --diff
 
       - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
index 93d416b..a66697a 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 from git import Repo
 from git.exc import GitCommandError
 
-helper = textwrap.dedent("""\
+
+helper = textwrap.dedent(
+    """\
         Stage the changelog for a release on main branch.
 
         Example:
             $ python .github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py 3.4.0
 
-    """)
+    """
+)
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter, description=helper)
 
diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index bd260db..0000000
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-black
-bump2version
-check-manifest
-flake8
-flake8-docstrings
-flake8-tuple
-flake8-quotes
-# pin pydocstyle until https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8-docstrings/issues/36 is resolved
-pydocstyle<4
-requests
diff --git a/lint_requirements.txt b/lint_requirements.txt
index 6377fc2..94124c8 100644
--- a/lint_requirements.txt
+++ b/lint_requirements.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 #
 # For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
 
-black~=26.3  # Pin style to the year. https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#how-stable-is-black-s-style
 bump-my-version
 check-manifest
-flake8
-flake8-black
 packaging
+ruff
 yamllint
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98bf2af..22424b5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ replace = "version = \"{new_version}\""
 filename = "./pyproject.toml"
 search = "version = \"{current_version}\""
 replace = "version = \"{new_version}\""
+
+
 [tool.towncrier]
 package = "pulp_gem"
 filename = "CHANGES.md"
@@ -135,3 +137,11 @@ ignore = [
     "AGENTS.md",
     "CLAUDE.md",
 ]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+line-length = 100
+extend-exclude = [
+  "docs/**",
+  "**/migrations/*.py",
+]
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index 732fff1..ef7dc8a 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # After editing this file please always reapply the plugin template before committing any changes.
 
 ---
-black: true
 check_commit_message: true
 check_gettext: true
 check_manifest: true
@@ -23,10 +22,9 @@ deploy_to_pypi: true
 disabled_redis_runners: []
 docker_fixtures: false
 extra_files: []
-flake8: true
-flake8_ignore: []
 github_org: "pulp"
 latest_release_branch: "0.6"
+lint_ignore: []
 lint_requirements: true
 os_required_packages: []
 parallel_test_workers: 8
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ pulp_settings_s3:
     - "sha512"
   api_root: "/rerouted/djnd/"
   domain_enabled: true
-pydocstyle: true
 release_email: "pulp-infra@redhat.com"
 release_user: "pulpbot"
 stalebot: true