diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bb252abe..9892fdbc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ repos:
     - id: check-yaml
     - id: end-of-file-fixer
     - id: trailing-whitespace
+    - id: check-added-large-files
+    - id: check-case-conflict
+    - id: check-merge-conflict
+    - id: mixed-line-ending
+    - id: trailing-whitespace
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.15.0
     hooks:
     - id: pyupgrade
-      args: [--py37-plus]
+      args: [--py38-plus]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.12.0
@@ -35,11 +40,11 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     - id: black
 
-  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-    rev: 6.1.0
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.0.291
     hooks:
-    - id: flake8
-      additional_dependencies: [flake8-bugbear]
+    - id: ruff
+      args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
     rev: v1.5.1
diff --git a/docs/reference/contributing.md b/docs/reference/contributing.md
index d0859122..7fec239a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/reference/contributing.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ that can be executed and read into Sphinx.
 
 ## Code Style
 
-Code style is tested using [flake8](http://flake8.pycqa.org),
-with the configuration set in `.flake8`,
+Code style is tested using [ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff),
+with the configuration set in `pyproject.toml`,
 and code formatted with [black](https://github.com/ambv/black).
 
 Installing with `myst-nb[code_style]` makes the [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/)
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ It can be setup by:
 >> pre-commit install
 ```
 
-Optionally you can run `black` and `flake8` separately:
+Optionally you can run `black` and `ruff` separately:
 
 ```shell
 >> black .
->> flake8 .
+>> ruff .
 ```
 
 Editors like VS Code also have automatic code reformat utilities, which can adhere to this standard.
diff --git a/myst_nb/core/config.py b/myst_nb/core/config.py
index 3bf97e83..d3b5ad9d 100644
--- a/myst_nb/core/config.py
+++ b/myst_nb/core/config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """Configuration for myst-nb."""
 import dataclasses as dc
 from enum import Enum
-import sys
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, Literal, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
 from myst_parser.config.dc_validators import (
     ValidatorType,
@@ -14,11 +13,6 @@
     validate_fields,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # noqa: F401
-
 from myst_nb.warnings_ import MystNBWarnings
 
 
diff --git a/myst_nb/core/render.py b/myst_nb/core/render.py
index 443f6408..4e2a0ba3 100644
--- a/myst_nb/core/render.py
+++ b/myst_nb/core/render.py
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ def handle_mime(
         return None
 
 
-@lru_cache()
+@lru_cache
 def load_mime_renders() -> list[MimeRenderPlugin]:
     all_eps = entry_points()
     if hasattr(all_eps, "select"):
diff --git a/myst_nb/docutils_.py b/myst_nb/docutils_.py
index 7da9c6db..7731f0b5 100644
--- a/myst_nb/docutils_.py
+++ b/myst_nb/docutils_.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def _parse(self, inputstring: str, document: nodes.document) -> None:
         # so that roles/directives can access it
         document.attributes["nb_renderer"] = nb_renderer
         # we currently do this early, so that the nb_renderer has access to things
-        mdit_renderer.setup_render(mdit_parser.options, mdit_env)
+        mdit_renderer.setup_render(mdit_parser.options, mdit_env)  # type: ignore
 
         # parse notebook structure to markdown-it tokens
         # note, this does not assume that the notebook has been executed yet
diff --git a/myst_nb/sphinx_.py b/myst_nb/sphinx_.py
index f6c550f3..4885d9ff 100644
--- a/myst_nb/sphinx_.py
+++ b/myst_nb/sphinx_.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class Parser(MystParser):
     config_section = "myst-nb parser"
     config_section_dependencies = ("parsers",)
 
+    env: SphinxEnvType
+
     def parse(self, inputstring: str, document: nodes.document) -> None:
         """Parse source text.
 
@@ -68,7 +70,6 @@ def parse(self, inputstring: str, document: nodes.document) -> None:
         :param document: The root docutils node to add AST elements to
         """
         assert self.env is not None, "env not set"
-        self.env: SphinxEnvType
         document_path = self.env.doc2path(self.env.docname)
 
         # get a logger for this document
@@ -327,10 +328,13 @@ def run(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         priority_list = get_mime_priority(
             bname, self.config["nb_mime_priority_overrides"]
         )
-        condition = (
-            lambda node: isinstance(node, nodes.container)
-            and node.attributes.get("nb_element", "") == "mime_bundle"
-        )
+
+        def condition(node):
+            return (
+                isinstance(node, nodes.container)
+                and node.attributes.get("nb_element", "") == "mime_bundle"
+            )
+
         # remove/replace_self will not work with an iterator
         for node in list(findall(self.document)(condition)):
             # get available mime types
diff --git a/myst_nb/sphinx_ext.py b/myst_nb/sphinx_ext.py
index 1044e457..780fbce5 100644
--- a/myst_nb/sphinx_ext.py
+++ b/myst_nb/sphinx_ext.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 from types import ModuleType
-from typing import Any, Iterator
+from typing import Any, Iterator, cast
 
 from myst_parser.sphinx_ext.main import setup_sphinx as setup_myst_parser
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     NbMetadataCollector,
     Parser,
     SelectMimeType,
+    SphinxEnvType,
 )
 
 SPHINX_LOGGER = sphinx_logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -224,6 +225,6 @@ def add_per_page_html_resources(
     """Add JS files for this page, identified from the parsing of the notebook."""
     if app.env is None or app.builder is None or app.builder.format != "html":
         return
-    js_files = NbMetadataCollector.get_js_files(app.env, pagename)
+    js_files = NbMetadataCollector.get_js_files(cast(SphinxEnvType, app.env), pagename)
     for path, kwargs in js_files.values():
-        app.add_js_file(path, **kwargs)
+        app.add_js_file(path, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index edba5e63..3bd822c7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -144,3 +144,9 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 profile = "black"
 src_paths = ["myst_nb", "tests"]
 force_sort_within_sections = true
+
+[tool.ruff]
+extend-ignore = [
+    "E203",    # Whitespace before punctuation
+]
+line-length = 100
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3bfcea70..6ae14429 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -41,7 +41,3 @@ commands_post = echo "open file://{toxinidir}/docs/_build/{env:BUILDER}/index.ht
 [pytest]
 markers =
     sphinx_params: Specify parameters to pass to the sphinx_run fixture
-
-[flake8]
-max-line-length = 100
-extend-ignore = E203