diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7b5a033..ef79516 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ repos:
     rev: 'v0.7.3'
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
-  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 24.10.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: black
+        args: ["--fix"]
+      - id: ruff-format
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
     rev: v1.13.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index a4f47b7..ae0d5d5 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ rules:
     max: 130
   truthy:
     check-keys: false
+  new-lines: disable
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43b73e9..057121c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ knowledge of BCP required!! (pronounced _BEE-CEE-Pandas_)
 <!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 
+
 - [Quickstart](#quickstart)
 - [IMPORTANT - Read vs. Write](#important---read-vs-write)
 - [Benchmarks](#benchmarks)
diff --git a/TODO.MD b/TODO.MD
index b00b962..3fed40a 100644
--- a/TODO.MD
+++ b/TODO.MD
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 
+
 - [Completed](#completed)
 - [Open](#open)
   - [General](#general)
diff --git a/bcpandas/main.py b/bcpandas/main.py
index 67baabe..4b94801 100644
--- a/bcpandas/main.py
+++ b/bcpandas/main.py
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ def _sql_item_exists(sql_type: str, schema: str, table_name: str, creds: SqlCred
         FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.{_typ}S
         WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '{_schema}'
         AND TABLE_NAME = '{_tbl}'
-        """.format(
-            _typ=sql_type.upper(), _schema=schema, _tbl=table_name
-        )
+        """.format(_typ=sql_type.upper(), _schema=schema, _tbl=table_name)
     )
     res = pd.read_sql_query(sql=_qry, con=creds.engine)
     return res.shape[0] > 0
@@ -247,9 +245,7 @@ def _handle_cols_for_append(
                 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
                 WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '{_schema}'
                 AND TABLE_NAME = '{_tbl}'
-            """.format(
-                        _schema=schema, _tbl=table_name
-                    )
+            """.format(_schema=schema, _tbl=table_name)
                 ),
                 creds.engine,
             ).values
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bfd9b7e..0e75abf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -50,44 +50,21 @@ requests = "*"
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
 
-# Example configuration for Black.
-
-# NOTE: you have to use single-quoted strings in TOML for regular expressions.
-# It's the equivalent of r-strings in Python.  Multiline strings are treated as
-# verbose regular expressions by Black.  Use [ ] to denote a significant space
-# character.
-
-[tool.black]
-exclude = '''
-/(
-    \.eggs
-  | \.git
-  | \.hg
-  | \.mypy_cache
-  | \.tox
-  | \.venv
-  | _build
-  | buck-out
-  | build
-  | dist
-)/
-'''
-include = '\.pyi?$'
-line-length = 99
-target-version = ["py38"]
-
 [tool.ruff]
 exclude = ["build"]
 ignore = ["E501"]
 line-length = 99
+
+target-version = "py38"
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [
   "E",
   "F",
   "W",
 ]
-target-version = "py38"
 
-[tool.ruff.isort]
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 combine-as-imports = true
 force-sort-within-sections = true
 force-wrap-aliases = true
@@ -99,7 +76,7 @@ keep-runtime-typing = true
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 pretty = true
-python_version = 3.8
+python_version = "3.8"
 show_error_codes = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
diff --git a/tests/test_to_sql.py b/tests/test_to_sql.py
index 30d4627..428dd94 100644
--- a/tests/test_to_sql.py
+++ b/tests/test_to_sql.py
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ def test_tosql_empty_df(df, sql_creds):
         FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
         WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '{_schema}'
         AND TABLE_NAME = '{_tbl}'
-        """.format(
-        _tbl=tbl_name, _schema=schema_name
-    )
+        """.format(_tbl=tbl_name, _schema=schema_name)
     res = pd.read_sql_query(sql=qry, con=sql_creds.engine)
     # assert that rows == 0, it has columns even without rows because it is an internal system table
     assert res.shape[0] == 0