diff --git a/.ci/ansible/filter/repr.py b/.ci/ansible/filter/repr.py
index 8455c34..c8c1678 100644
--- a/.ci/ansible/filter/repr.py
+++ b/.ci/ansible/filter/repr.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 __metaclass__ = type
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/calc_constraints.py b/.ci/scripts/calc_constraints.py
index b8acb95..2341ccc 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/calc_constraints.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/calc_constraints.py
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 
 import argparse
 import fileinput
-import urllib.request
 import sys
+import urllib.request
+
+import yaml
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 from packaging.version import Version
-import yaml
 
 try:
     import tomllib
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9be3c93..0000000
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT!
-#
-# This file was generated by plugin_template, and is managed by it. Please use
-# './plugin-template --github pulp_rust' to update this file.
-#
-# For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
-
-# make sure this script runs at the repo root
-cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
-
-set -uv
-
-MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f")
-
-if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
-  printf "\nERROR: Detected mix of f-strings and gettext:\n"
-  echo "$MATCHES"
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh
index 9395913..fb61e12 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_rust | 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..0825480 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 # ///
 
 import argparse
-import re
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import tomllib
 import typing as t
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
-from packaging.version import Version
 from git import Repo
+from packaging.version import Version
 
 RELEASE_BRANCH_REGEX = r"^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$"
 Y_CHANGELOG_EXTS = [".feature"]
@@ -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 3a8a31d..2f99b50 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 import tomllib
 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/skip_tests.py b/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py
index a68d000..380a3da 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
     *: Error
 """
 
-import sys
+import argparse
 import os
 import re
-import git
+import sys
 import textwrap
-import argparse
+
+import git
 
 DOC_PATTERNS = [
     r"^docs/",
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py b/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py
index a4dc900..2aab908 100644
--- a/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tomllib
-import yaml
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import yaml
 from github import Github
 
 
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index 18c6107..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_rust' 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 7bda1ec..732b53f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -36,20 +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
-
-      - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
-        run: |
-          sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+          ruff check
 
       - name: "Run extra lint checks"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
index d20df32..d0cf11f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/stage-changelog-for-default-branch.py
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 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/.github/workflows/scripts/update_backport_labels.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/update_backport_labels.py
index 9f1f9de..73ed732 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/update_backport_labels.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/update_backport_labels.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #
 # For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
 
+import os
+import random
+
 import requests
 import yaml
-import random
-import os
 
 
 def random_color():
diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index a29b796..0000000
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-check-manifest
-flake8
-flake8-black
diff --git a/lint_requirements.txt b/lint_requirements.txt
index 8cda1d2..1788224 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/pulp_rust/app/models.py b/pulp_rust/app/models.py
index 4b6352d..1ad9dea 100755
--- a/pulp_rust/app/models.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/models.py
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 from logging import getLogger
 
 from django.db import models
-from django_lifecycle import hook, AFTER_CREATE
-
-from pulp_rust.app.utils import (
-    canonicalize_crate_name,
-    extract_cargo_toml,
-    extract_dependencies,
-)
+from django_lifecycle import AFTER_CREATE, hook
 
 from pulpcore.plugin.models import (
     Content,
+    Distribution,
     Remote,
     Repository,
-    Distribution,
 )
 from pulpcore.plugin.util import get_domain_pk
 
+from pulp_rust.app.utils import (
+    canonicalize_crate_name,
+    extract_cargo_toml,
+    extract_dependencies,
+)
+
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Cache for the "dl" template from each registry's config.json.
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/serializers.py b/pulp_rust/app/serializers.py
index 68f5778..acc854a 100755
--- a/pulp_rust/app/serializers.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/serializers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
-
 from gettext import gettext as _
+
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from pulpcore.plugin import models as core_models
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/tasks/synchronizing.py b/pulp_rust/app/tasks/synchronizing.py
index 2ec9a71..1d0edd5 100755
--- a/pulp_rust/app/tasks/synchronizing.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/tasks/synchronizing.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from gettext import gettext as _
 import logging
+from gettext import gettext as _
 
 from pulpcore.plugin.models import Artifact, ProgressReport, Remote, Repository  # noqa
 from pulpcore.plugin.stages import (
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/urls.py b/pulp_rust/app/urls.py
index 3d3e45a..d20514d 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/app/urls.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/urls.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 from django.urls import path
 
 from pulp_rust.app.views import (
-    IndexRoot,
-    CargoIndexApiViewSet,
     CargoDownloadApiView,
+    CargoIndexApiViewSet,
     CargoMeApiView,
     CargoPublishApiView,
+    IndexRoot,
 )
 
 if settings.DOMAIN_ENABLED:
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/utils.py b/pulp_rust/app/utils.py
index dcd6921..70a4fc5 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/app/utils.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/utils.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def validate_crate_version(version):
     if not version:
         return "crate version must not be empty"
     if not SEMVER_RE.match(version):
-        return f"invalid semver: `{version}` " "(expected MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-prerelease][+build])"
+        return f"invalid semver: `{version}` (expected MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-prerelease][+build])"
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/views.py b/pulp_rust/app/views.py
index 3bf458e..af581cb 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/app/views.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/views.py
@@ -3,50 +3,49 @@
 import os
 import struct
 import tempfile
-import urllib.request
 import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
-from rest_framework.renderers import BaseRenderer, JSONRenderer
-from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.viewsets import ViewSet
-from rest_framework.exceptions import Throttled
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
-from django.shortcuts import redirect, get_object_or_404
-
 from django.http.response import (
     Http404,
-    HttpResponseNotFound,
     HttpResponse,
+    HttpResponseNotFound,
 )
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
 from dynaconf import settings
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
+from rest_framework.exceptions import Throttled
+from rest_framework.renderers import BaseRenderer, JSONRenderer
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.viewsets import ViewSet
 
-from pulpcore.plugin.util import get_domain
 from pulpcore.plugin.tasking import dispatch
+from pulpcore.plugin.util import get_domain
 
+from pulp_rust.app.auth import require_cargo_token
 from pulp_rust.app.models import (
-    RustDistribution,
     RustContent,
+    RustDistribution,
     RustPackageYank,
     _strip_sparse_prefix,
 )
-from pulp_rust.app.auth import require_cargo_token
-from pulp_rust.app.utils import (
-    validate_crate_name,
-    validate_crate_version,
-    canonicalize_crate_name,
-    strip_semver_build_metadata,
+from pulp_rust.app.serializers import (
+    IndexRootSerializer,
+    RustContentSerializer,
 )
 from pulp_rust.app.tasks import (
-    ayank_package,
-    aunyank_package,
     apublish_package,
+    aunyank_package,
+    ayank_package,
     parse_cargo_publish_body,
 )
-from pulp_rust.app.serializers import (
-    IndexRootSerializer,
-    RustContentSerializer,
+from pulp_rust.app.utils import (
+    canonicalize_crate_name,
+    strip_semver_build_metadata,
+    validate_crate_name,
+    validate_crate_version,
 )
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ def retrieve(self, request, path, **kwargs):
                 )
             except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError) as e:
                 log.warning(
-                    "Upstream index request failed for %s: %s, " "falling back to cached content",
+                    "Upstream index request failed for %s: %s, falling back to cached content",
                     upstream_url,
                     e,
                 )
diff --git a/pulp_rust/app/viewsets.py b/pulp_rust/app/viewsets.py
index a091e8d..3499a2d 100755
--- a/pulp_rust/app/viewsets.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/app/viewsets.py
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
-from pulpcore.plugin.viewsets import RemoteFilter
 from pulpcore.plugin import viewsets as core
 from pulpcore.plugin.actions import ModifyRepositoryActionMixin
+from pulpcore.plugin.models import ContentArtifact
 from pulpcore.plugin.serializers import (
     AsyncOperationResponseSerializer,
     RepositorySyncURLSerializer,
 )
 from pulpcore.plugin.tasking import dispatch
-from pulpcore.plugin.models import ContentArtifact
+from pulpcore.plugin.viewsets import RemoteFilter
 
 from . import models, serializers, tasks
 
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_cargo_api.py b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_cargo_api.py
index 35c1b50..1a2aea8 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_cargo_api.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_cargo_api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientResponseError
+
 from pulpcore.client.pulp_rust.exceptions import ApiException
 
 from pulp_rust.tests.functional.utils import CRATES_IO_URL, download_file
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_publish.py b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_publish.py
index 8060b84..f054ef1 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_publish.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_publish.py
@@ -402,6 +402,6 @@ def test_cargo_publish_cross_repo_reuses_pull_through_content(
     )
     assert pub_content.count == 1, "Content not found in private registry"
 
-    assert (
-        pt_content.results[0].pulp_href == pub_content.results[0].pulp_href
-    ), "Pull-through and publish created separate content objects — expected reuse"
+    assert pt_content.results[0].pulp_href == pub_content.results[0].pulp_href, (
+        "Pull-through and publish created separate content objects — expected reuse"
+    )
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_upload.py b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_upload.py
index 8524003..bab3607 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_upload.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/api/test_upload.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """Tests for uploading crate content via the Pulp REST API and verifying index fidelity."""
 
-from pulpcore.client.pulp_rust import RustRustContent, RustDependency
+from pulpcore.client.pulp_rust import RustDependency, RustRustContent
 
+from pulp_rust.app.utils import extract_cargo_toml, extract_dependencies
 from pulp_rust.tests.functional.utils import (
     assert_index_entry_matches_upstream,
     download_crate_from_upstream,
     get_index_entry,
 )
-from pulp_rust.app.utils import extract_cargo_toml, extract_dependencies
 
 
 def test_upload_and_index_fidelity(
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/utils.py b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/utils.py
index 7fb8fc9..8177b2b 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/functional/utils.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/functional/utils.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import asyncio
 import hashlib
 import json
 import struct
 import tempfile
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import aiohttp
-import asyncio
 import requests
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from pulp_rust.app.auth import STUB_TOKEN
 from pulp_rust.app.utils import extract_cargo_toml, extract_dependencies
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ def sort_key(d):
 
             pulp_deps = sorted(pulp_entry["deps"], key=sort_key)
             upstream_deps = sorted(upstream_entry["deps"], key=sort_key)
-            assert (
-                pulp_deps == upstream_deps
-            ), f"deps mismatch:\n  pulp={pulp_deps}\n  upstream={upstream_deps}"
+            assert pulp_deps == upstream_deps, (
+                f"deps mismatch:\n  pulp={pulp_deps}\n  upstream={upstream_deps}"
+            )
         else:
             assert pulp_entry.get(field) == upstream_entry.get(field), (
                 f"{field} mismatch: pulp={pulp_entry.get(field)!r} "
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_models.py b/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_models.py
index 4549015..b6bebd3 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_models.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_models.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 django.setup()
 
 from pulp_rust.app.models import (  # noqa: E402
-    _strip_sparse_prefix,
-    _parse_crate_relative_path,
     RustRemote,
+    _parse_crate_relative_path,
+    _strip_sparse_prefix,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 0589961..086fbee 100644
--- a/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/pulp_rust/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 django.setup()
 
 from pulp_rust.app.utils import (  # noqa: E402
+    canonicalize_crate_name,
     extract_cargo_toml,
     extract_dependencies,
     parse_dep,
+    strip_semver_build_metadata,
     validate_crate_name,
     validate_crate_version,
-    canonicalize_crate_name,
-    strip_semver_build_metadata,
 )
 
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def test_basic_extraction(self):
 
     def test_with_dependencies(self):
         toml_content = (
-            b'[package]\nname = "bar"\nversion = "0.1.0"\n' b'\n[dependencies]\nserde = "1.0"\n'
+            b'[package]\nname = "bar"\nversion = "0.1.0"\n\n[dependencies]\nserde = "1.0"\n'
         )
         path = _make_crate_tarball("bar", "0.1.0", toml_content)
         with open(path, "rb") as f:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6285d99..1a175c3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -168,3 +168,30 @@ replace = "version = \"{new_version}\""
 filename = "./pyproject.toml"
 search = "version = \"{current_version}\""
 replace = "version = \"{new_version}\""
+
+
+[tool.ruff]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+line-length = 100
+extend-exclude = [
+  "docs/**",
+  "**/migrations/*.py",
+]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+extend-select = [
+  "I",
+  "INT",
+  "TID",
+  "T10",
+]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+"pulpcore.app".msg = "The 'pulpcore' apis must only be consumed via 'pulpcore.plugin'."
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+sections = { second-party = ["pulpcore"] }
+section-order = ["future", "standard-library", "third-party", "second-party", "first-party", "local-folder"]
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index d9bcb4e..00eae4e 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 # 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
 check_stray_pulpcore_imports: true
 ci_base_image: "ghcr.io/pulp/pulp-ci-centos9"
@@ -23,10 +21,9 @@ deploy_to_pypi: true
 disabled_redis_runners: []
 docker_fixtures: false
 extra_files: []
-flake8: true
-flake8_ignore: []
 github_org: "pulp"
 latest_release_branch: "0.0"
+lint_ignore: []
 lint_requirements: true
 os_required_packages: []
 parallel_test_workers: 8
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ pulp_settings_s3:
       BACKEND: "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"
   api_root: "/rerouted/djnd/"
   domain_enabled: true
-pydocstyle: true
 release_email: "pulp-infra@redhat.com"
 release_user: "pulpbot"
 stalebot: true