diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ab5ad9f..57fbe85 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,24 +8,10 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.4.1
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
--   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-    rev: 6.1.0
+-   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.0.282
     hooks:
-    -   id: flake8
-        args:
-        - --select=F,E112,E113,E304,E501,E502,E701,E702,E703,E71,E72,E731,W191,W6
-        - --max-line-length=240
-        - --statistics
--   repo: local
-    hooks:
-    -   id: pylint
-        name: pylint
-        entry: pylint
-        language: system
-        types: [python]
-        exclude: 'site_scons/'
-        args:
-        - --disable=C,R,W0613,W0511,W0212,W0201,W0311,W0106,W0603,W0621,W0703,E1136
+    -   id: ruff
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
     -   id: cppcheck
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2ac356b..a1dabc1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ENV PATH="/root/.pyenv/bin:/root/.pyenv/shims:${PATH}"
 RUN pyenv install 3.11.4 && \
     pyenv global 3.11.4 && \
     pyenv rehash && \
-    pip3 install --no-cache-dir pyyaml Cython scons pycapnp pre-commit pylint parameterized coverage numpy
+    pip3 install --no-cache-dir pyyaml Cython scons pycapnp pre-commit ruff parameterized coverage numpy
 
 WORKDIR /project/
 RUN cd /tmp/ && \
diff --git a/messaging/__init__.py b/messaging/__init__.py
index 5a863f1..efddea1 100644
--- a/messaging/__init__.py
+++ b/messaging/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # must be built with scons
-from .messaging_pyx import Context, Poller, SubSocket, PubSocket, SocketEventHandle, toggle_fake_events, set_fake_prefix, get_fake_prefix, delete_fake_prefix, wait_for_one_event  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
-from .messaging_pyx import MultiplePublishersError, MessagingError  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
+from .messaging_pyx import Context, Poller, SubSocket, PubSocket, SocketEventHandle, toggle_fake_events, \
+                                set_fake_prefix, get_fake_prefix, delete_fake_prefix, wait_for_one_event
+from .messaging_pyx import MultiplePublishersError, MessagingError
 
 import os
 import capnp
diff --git a/messaging/tests/test_fake.py b/messaging/tests/test_fake.py
index 31191b4..6235e94 100644
--- a/messaging/tests/test_fake.py
+++ b/messaging/tests/test_fake.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class TestFakeSockets(unittest.TestCase):
 
         bts = frame.to_bytes(8, 'little')
         pub_sock.send(bts)
-    
+
     carState_handle = messaging.fake_event_handle("carState", enable=True)
     recv_called = carState_handle.recv_called_event
     recv_ready = carState_handle.recv_ready_event
diff --git a/messaging/tests/test_messaging.py b/messaging/tests/test_messaging.py
index 7173db9..a9579cb 100755
--- a/messaging/tests/test_messaging.py
+++ b/messaging/tests/test_messaging.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class TestMessaging(unittest.TestCase):
     recvd = messaging.recv_sock(sub_sock)
     self.assertTrue(recvd is None)
 
-    # no wait and one msg in queue 
+    # no wait and one msg in queue
     msg = random_carstate()
     pub_sock.send(msg.to_bytes())
     time.sleep(0.01)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class TestMessaging(unittest.TestCase):
     recvd = messaging.recv_one(sub_sock)
     self.assertTrue(recvd is None)
 
-    # one msg in queue 
+    # one msg in queue
     msg = random_carstate()
     pub_sock.send(msg.to_bytes())
     recvd = messaging.recv_one(sub_sock)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class TestMessaging(unittest.TestCase):
     recvd = messaging.recv_one_or_none(sub_sock)
     self.assertTrue(recvd is None)
 
-    # one msg in queue 
+    # one msg in queue
     msg = random_carstate()
     pub_sock.send(msg.to_bytes())
     recvd = messaging.recv_one_or_none(sub_sock)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d08c406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/configuration/#using-pyprojecttoml
+[tool.ruff]
+select = ["E", "F", "W"]
+ignore = ["W292", "E741"]
+line-length = 160
+target-version="py311"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/visionipc/__init__.py b/visionipc/__init__.py
index 3e11bbb..7adfc58 100644
--- a/visionipc/__init__.py
+++ b/visionipc/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from cereal.visionipc.visionipc_pyx import VisionBuf, VisionIpcClient, VisionIpcServer, VisionStreamType, get_endpoint_name  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, import-error
+from cereal.visionipc.visionipc_pyx import VisionBuf, VisionIpcClient, VisionIpcServer, VisionStreamType, get_endpoint_name
 assert VisionBuf
 assert VisionIpcClient
 assert VisionIpcServer