diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 2a194d0..c9a52f3 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -890,22 +890,6 @@ docs = ["furo (>=2024.8.6)", "sphinx (>=8.0.2)", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=2.
 testing = ["covdefaults (>=2.3)", "coverage (>=7.6.1)", "diff-cover (>=9.2)", "pytest (>=8.3.3)", "pytest-asyncio (>=0.24)", "pytest-cov (>=5)", "pytest-mock (>=3.14)", "pytest-timeout (>=2.3.1)", "virtualenv (>=20.26.4)"]
 typing = ["typing-extensions (>=4.12.2)"]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "flake8"
-version = "3.9.2"
-description = "the modular source code checker: pep8 pyflakes and co"
-optional = false
-python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,>=2.7"
-files = [
-    {file = "flake8-3.9.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:bf8fd333346d844f616e8d47905ef3a3384edae6b4e9beb0c5101e25e3110907"},
-    {file = "flake8-3.9.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:07528381786f2a6237b061f6e96610a4167b226cb926e2aa2b6b1d78057c576b"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-mccabe = ">=0.6.0,<0.7.0"
-pycodestyle = ">=2.7.0,<2.8.0"
-pyflakes = ">=2.3.0,<2.4.0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "gnupg"
 version = "2.3.1"
@@ -949,22 +933,26 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "importlib-metadata"
-version = "4.13.0"
+version = "8.5.0"
 description = "Read metadata from Python packages"
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
 files = [
-    {file = "importlib_metadata-4.13.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8a8a81bcf996e74fee46f0d16bd3eaa382a7eb20fd82445c3ad11f4090334116"},
-    {file = "importlib_metadata-4.13.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dd0173e8f150d6815e098fd354f6414b0f079af4644ddfe90c71e2fc6174346d"},
+    {file = "importlib_metadata-8.5.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:45e54197d28b7a7f1559e60b95e7c567032b602131fbd588f1497f47880aa68b"},
+    {file = "importlib_metadata-8.5.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:71522656f0abace1d072b9e5481a48f07c138e00f079c38c8f883823f9c26bd7"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
-zipp = ">=0.5"
+zipp = ">=3.20"
 
 [package.extras]
-docs = ["furo", "jaraco.packaging (>=9)", "jaraco.tidelift (>=1.4)", "rst.linker (>=1.9)", "sphinx (>=3.5)"]
+check = ["pytest-checkdocs (>=2.4)", "pytest-ruff (>=0.2.1)"]
+cover = ["pytest-cov"]
+doc = ["furo", "jaraco.packaging (>=9.3)", "jaraco.tidelift (>=1.4)", "rst.linker (>=1.9)", "sphinx (>=3.5)", "sphinx-lint"]
+enabler = ["pytest-enabler (>=2.2)"]
 perf = ["ipython"]
-testing = ["flake8 (<5)", "flufl.flake8", "importlib-resources (>=1.3)", "packaging", "pyfakefs", "pytest (>=6)", "pytest-black (>=0.3.7)", "pytest-checkdocs (>=2.4)", "pytest-cov", "pytest-enabler (>=1.3)", "pytest-flake8", "pytest-mypy (>=0.9.1)", "pytest-perf (>=0.9.2)"]
+test = ["flufl.flake8", "importlib-resources (>=1.3)", "jaraco.test (>=5.4)", "packaging", "pyfakefs", "pytest (>=6,!=8.1.*)", "pytest-perf (>=0.9.2)"]
+type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iniconfig"
@@ -1322,17 +1310,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.1.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d283d37a890ba4c1ae73ffadf8046435c76e7bc2247bbb63c00bd1a709c6544b"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "mccabe"
-version = "0.6.1"
-description = "McCabe checker, plugin for flake8"
-optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
-files = [
-    {file = "mccabe-0.6.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ab8a6258860da4b6677da4bd2fe5dc2c659cff31b3ee4f7f5d64e79735b80d42"},
-    {file = "mccabe-0.6.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dd8d182285a0fe56bace7f45b5e7d1a6ebcbf524e8f3bd87eb0f125271b8831f"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "mdurl"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -1672,17 +1649,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "ptyprocess-0.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5c5d0a3b48ceee0b48485e0c26037c0acd7d29765ca3fbb5cb3831d347423220"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pycodestyle"
-version = "2.7.0"
-description = "Python style guide checker"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*"
-files = [
-    {file = "pycodestyle-2.7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:514f76d918fcc0b55c6680472f0a37970994e07bbb80725808c17089be302068"},
-    {file = "pycodestyle-2.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c389c1d06bf7904078ca03399a4816f974a1d590090fecea0c63ec26ebaf1cef"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pycparser"
 version = "2.22"
@@ -1694,17 +1660,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "pycparser-2.22.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:491c8be9c040f5390f5bf44a5b07752bd07f56edf992381b05c701439eec10f6"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pyflakes"
-version = "2.3.1"
-description = "passive checker of Python programs"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*"
-files = [
-    {file = "pyflakes-2.3.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7893783d01b8a89811dd72d7dfd4d84ff098e5eed95cfa8905b22bbffe52efc3"},
-    {file = "pyflakes-2.3.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f5bc8ecabc05bb9d291eb5203d6810b49040f6ff446a756326104746cc00c1db"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pygments"
 version = "2.18.0"
@@ -2136,6 +2091,33 @@ typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.0.0,<5.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.1
 [package.extras]
 jupyter = ["ipywidgets (>=7.5.1,<9)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ruff"
+version = "0.6.9"
+description = "An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.7"
+files = [
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-linux_armv6l.whl", hash = "sha256:064df58d84ccc0ac0fcd63bc3090b251d90e2a372558c0f057c3f75ed73e1ccd"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-macosx_10_12_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:140d4b5c9f5fc7a7b074908a78ab8d384dd7f6510402267bc76c37195c02a7ec"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:53fd8ca5e82bdee8da7f506d7b03a261f24cd43d090ea9db9a1dc59d9313914c"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:645d7d8761f915e48a00d4ecc3686969761df69fb561dd914a773c1a8266e14e"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_armv7l.manylinux2014_armv7l.whl", hash = "sha256:eae02b700763e3847595b9d2891488989cac00214da7f845f4bcf2989007d577"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_i686.manylinux2014_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:7d5ccc9e58112441de8ad4b29dcb7a86dc25c5f770e3c06a9d57e0e5eba48829"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_ppc64.manylinux2014_ppc64.whl", hash = "sha256:417b81aa1c9b60b2f8edc463c58363075412866ae4e2b9ab0f690dc1e87ac1b5"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_ppc64le.manylinux2014_ppc64le.whl", hash = "sha256:3c866b631f5fbce896a74a6e4383407ba7507b815ccc52bcedabb6810fdb3ef7"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_s390x.manylinux2014_s390x.whl", hash = "sha256:7b118afbb3202f5911486ad52da86d1d52305b59e7ef2031cea3425142b97d6f"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:a67267654edc23c97335586774790cde402fb6bbdb3c2314f1fc087dee320bfa"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:3ef0cc774b00fec123f635ce5c547dac263f6ee9fb9cc83437c5904183b55ceb"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_armv7l.whl", hash = "sha256:12edd2af0c60fa61ff31cefb90aef4288ac4d372b4962c2864aeea3a1a2460c0"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:55bb01caeaf3a60b2b2bba07308a02fca6ab56233302406ed5245180a05c5625"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-musllinux_1_2_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:925d26471fa24b0ce5a6cdfab1bb526fb4159952385f386bdcc643813d472039"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:eb61ec9bdb2506cffd492e05ac40e5bc6284873aceb605503d8494180d6fc84d"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:785d31851c1ae91f45b3d8fe23b8ae4b5170089021fbb42402d811135f0b7117"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9-py3-none-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:a9641e31476d601f83cd602608739a0840e348bda93fec9f1ee816f8b6798b93"},
+    {file = "ruff-0.6.9.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b076ef717a8e5bc819514ee1d602bbdca5b4420ae13a9cf61a0c0a4f53a2baa2"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "secretstorage"
 version = "3.3.3"
@@ -2627,4 +2609,4 @@ type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.10,<4.0"
-content-hash = "1dd830653103205577aa39cd195c211b373c87f4c86dfecde83da9fdcbe4dfe0"
+content-hash = "31ece2809d8167085379ce6622e020aa36333970bbd090835b0fe45fab11b1cd"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 19cecc0..c2eb077 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ bullet = "^2.2.0"
 cliff = "^4.7.0"
 configobj = "^5.0.8"
 gnupg = "^2.3.1"
-importlib_metadata = "^4.13.0"
 ipwhois = "^1.2.0"
 jinja2 = "^3.1.4"
 lxml = "^5.3.0"
@@ -138,12 +137,12 @@ requests = "^2.32.3"
 sphinx = "^8.0.2"
 setuptools = "^75.1.0"
 xkcdpass ="^1.19.9"
+ruff = "^0.6.9"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev]
 optional = true
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
-flake8 = "^3.9.2"
 tox = "^4.8.1"
 bandit = "^1.7.9"
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 714c9d6..189a212 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ depends =
    report: py310,py311,py312
 allowlist_externals =
     coverage
-    flake8
+    ruff
     make
     poetry
     pytest
@@ -78,13 +78,12 @@ commands = make twine-check
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 #allowlist_externals =
-#    flake8
+#    ruff
 #    poetry
 deps =
-#commands = flake8 psec tests docs/conf.py
+#commands = ruff psec tests docs/conf.py
 commands =
-#    poetry install --no-root --with=dev
-    flake8 -v --extend-exclude tests/libs/ tests/ docs/conf.py
+    ruff check -v --extend-exclude tests/libs/ tests/ docs/conf.py
 
 [testenv:bandit]
 ; Run security linter