diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 372083c..dd24948 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,33 +11,18 @@ repos:
     -   id: detect-private-key
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
-    -   id: isort-project
-        name: isort project
-        entry: isort -rc src
-        language: system
-        pass_filenames: false
-    -   id: isort-test
-        name: isort test
-        entry: isort -rc tests
-        language: system
-        pass_filenames: false
     -   id: black
-        name: black
+        name: Autoformatting code with "black"
         entry: black src tests
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
-    -   id: flake8
-        name: flake8 project
-        entry: flake8 --ignore E231,W503 src
-        language: system
-        pass_filenames: false
-    -   id: flake8
-        name: flake8 test
-        entry: flake8 --ignore S101,W503 tests
+    -   id: ruff
+        name: Linting code with "ruff"
+        entry: ruff src tests
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
     -   id: pytest
-        name: pytest
+        name: Testing the project with "pytest"
         entry: pytest tests
-        pass_filenames: false
         language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be53078..a9286df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,11 +54,8 @@ clean-test: ## remove test and coverage artifacts
 	rm -fr htmlcov/
 
 lint: ## reformat with black and check style with flake8
-	isort src
-	isort tests
 	black src tests
-	flake8 --ignore E231,W503,E402 src
-	flake8 --ignore S101,W503 tests
+	ruff src tests
 
 test: lint ## run tests quickly, stop on first error
 	pytest tests -x -l --last-failed --disable-warnings -m "not functional"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c295a30..b756b85 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,18 +48,25 @@ test = [
 ]
 dev = [
     "black",
-    "flake8",
-    "flake8-comprehensions",
-    "flake8-bandit",
-    "isort >= 5.0.0",
     "keyring",
     "pre-commit",
+    "ruff",
 ]
 docs = [
     "mkdocs",
     "mkdocstrings[python]",
 ]
 
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+markers = [
+    "functional: marks tests as functional (deselect with '-m \"not functional\"')",
+]
+addopts = [
+    "--strict-markers",
+]
+
+
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 79
 target-version = ['py39', 'py310']
@@ -74,16 +81,38 @@ extend-exclude = '''
 ^/.dist
 '''
 
-[tool.isort]
-line_length=79
-multi_line_output=3
-length_sort="True"
-include_trailing_comma="True"
+[tool.ruff]
+# see https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff
+select = ["ALL"]
+ignore = [
+    # ignored for now, should be activated in the future
+    # docstrings 
+    "D", 
+    # flake8-annotations
+    "ANN",
+    # flake8-type-checking
+    "TCH",
 
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-markers = [
-    "functional: marks tests as functional (deselect with '-m \"not functional\"')",
-]
-addopts = [
-    "--strict-markers",
+    # ignored, "black" will handle this
+    # flake8-commas
+    "COM", 
+
+    # ignored, due to Windows / WSL2 setup
+    # flake8-executable
+    "EXE",
+    
+    # project specific ignores
+    # flake8-import-conventions
+    "ICN",
 ]
+fixable = ["I"]
+fix = true
+line-length=79
+target-version = "py38"
+
+[tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
+# see https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff
+"tests/*" = ["FBT003", "INP001", "PLR2004", "S101"]
+
+[tool.ruff.pydocstyle]
+convention = "pep257"  # Accepts: "google", "numpy", or "pep257".
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