diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2c731f72df..1c1531bb5f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -30,18 +30,13 @@ repos:
   - id: clang-format
     types_or: [c++, c, cuda]
 
-# Black, the code formatter, natively supports pre-commit
-- repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-  rev: "23.10.1" # Keep in sync with blacken-docs
-  hooks:
-  - id: black
-
-# Ruff, the Python auto-correcting linter written in Rust
+# Ruff, the Python auto-correcting linter/formatter written in Rust
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
   rev: v0.1.4
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
+  - id: ruff-format
 
 # Check static types with mypy
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
@@ -88,7 +83,7 @@ repos:
   hooks:
   - id: blacken-docs
     additional_dependencies:
-    - black==23.3.0 # keep in sync with black hook
+    - black==23.*
 
 # Changes tabs to spaces
 - repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
diff --git a/pybind11/setup_helpers.py b/pybind11/setup_helpers.py
index aeeee9dcfa..3b16dca886 100644
--- a/pybind11/setup_helpers.py
+++ b/pybind11/setup_helpers.py
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
     from setuptools import Extension as _Extension
     from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext as _build_ext
 except ImportError:
-    from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext as _build_ext  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    from distutils.command.build_ext import (  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        build_ext as _build_ext,
+    )
     from distutils.extension import Extension as _Extension  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
 import distutils.ccompiler
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7769860c4f..5af6015a6b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ messages_control.disable = [
 [tool.ruff]
 target-version = "py37"
 src = ["src"]
-line-length = 120
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 extend-select = [
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ extend-select = [
   "C4",          # flake8-comprehensions
   "EM",          # flake8-errmsg
   "ICN",         # flake8-import-conventions
-  "ISC",         # flake8-implicit-str-concat
   "PGH",         # pygrep-hooks
   "PIE",         # flake8-pie
   "PL",          # pylint
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ ignore = [
   "SIM118", # iter(x) is not always the same as iter(x.keys())
 ]
 unfixable = ["T20"]
-exclude = []
 isort.known-first-party = ["env", "pybind11_cross_module_tests", "pybind11_tests"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
diff --git a/tests/test_enum.py b/tests/test_enum.py
index b97b0fa567..6b75b7ae54 100644
--- a/tests/test_enum.py
+++ b/tests/test_enum.py
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ def test_unscoped_enum():
 
   ETwo : Docstring for ETwo
 
-  EThree : Docstring for EThree""".split(
-        "\n"
-    ):
+  EThree : Docstring for EThree""".split("\n"):
         assert docstring_line in m.UnscopedEnum.__doc__
 
     # Unscoped enums will accept ==/!= int comparisons
diff --git a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
index 955a85f67c..7fdf4e3af9 100644
--- a/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/test_methods_and_attributes.py
@@ -232,25 +232,29 @@ def test_no_mixed_overloads():
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
         m.ExampleMandA.add_mixed_overloads1()
-    assert str(
-        excinfo.value
-    ) == "overloading a method with both static and instance methods is not supported; " + (
-        "#define PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES or compile in debug mode for more details"
-        if not detailed_error_messages_enabled
-        else "error while attempting to bind static method ExampleMandA.overload_mixed1"
-        "(arg0: float) -> str"
+    assert (
+        str(excinfo.value)
+        == "overloading a method with both static and instance methods is not supported; "
+        + (
+            "#define PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES or compile in debug mode for more details"
+            if not detailed_error_messages_enabled
+            else "error while attempting to bind static method ExampleMandA.overload_mixed1"
+            "(arg0: float) -> str"
+        )
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
         m.ExampleMandA.add_mixed_overloads2()
-    assert str(
-        excinfo.value
-    ) == "overloading a method with both static and instance methods is not supported; " + (
-        "#define PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES or compile in debug mode for more details"
-        if not detailed_error_messages_enabled
-        else "error while attempting to bind instance method ExampleMandA.overload_mixed2"
-        "(self: pybind11_tests.methods_and_attributes.ExampleMandA, arg0: int, arg1: int)"
-        " -> str"
+    assert (
+        str(excinfo.value)
+        == "overloading a method with both static and instance methods is not supported; "
+        + (
+            "#define PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES or compile in debug mode for more details"
+            if not detailed_error_messages_enabled
+            else "error while attempting to bind instance method ExampleMandA.overload_mixed2"
+            "(self: pybind11_tests.methods_and_attributes.ExampleMandA, arg0: int, arg1: int)"
+            " -> str"
+        )
     )