diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04c74e4..bbdea23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ source venv/bin/activate
 2. Install necessary files
 
 ```sh
-python -m pip install cruft packaging ruff black
+python -m pip install cruft packaging ruff 
 ```
 
 3. Generate the project using this template
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 5f677e8..6a1def0 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -120,18 +120,14 @@ def check_for_files() -> None:
 def error_msg(pkg: str) -> str:
     return f"`{pkg}` is not installed. Run `pip install {pkg}` to install it."
 
-def run_ruff_fix_and_black() -> None:
-    """checks if ruff and black are installed and runs them on the project"""
+def run_ruff_lint_and_format() -> None:
+    """checks if ruff are installed and runs it on the project"""
     if importlib.util.find_spec("ruff"):
-        subprocess.run(["python3", "-m" "ruff", "--fix", "src"])
+        subprocess.run(["python3", "-m" "ruff", "check", "--fix", "src"])
+        subprocess.run(["python3", "-m", "ruff", "format", "src"])
     else:
         logging.warning(error_msg("ruff"))
 
-    if importlib.util.find_spec("black"):
-        subprocess.run(["python3", "-m", "black", "src", "-q", "--config", "pyproject.toml"])
-    else:
-        logging.warning(error_msg("black"))
-
 def run_bicep_format() -> None:
     """formats your bicep files"""
     subprocess.run(["az", "bicep", "format", "--file", "infra/main.bicep"])
@@ -139,11 +135,11 @@ def run_bicep_format() -> None:
 
 def lint() -> None:
     """Runs all linters"""
-    run_ruff_fix_and_black()
+    run_ruff_lint_and_format()
     run_bicep_format()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     rich.print("Removing unecessary files")
     check_for_files()
-    rich.print("Linting files")
+    rich.print("Linting and formatting files")
     lint()
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 12e7b51..c756856 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ cookiecutter
 packaging
 
 # linting
-ruff
-black
+ruff<=0.1.6
 
 # testing
 pytest
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fdcd449..db485a3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.11
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
 # by the following command:
 #
 #    pip-compile requirements.in
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ arrow==1.2.3
     # via cookiecutter
 binaryornot==0.4.4
     # via cookiecutter
-black==23.7.0
-    # via -r requirements.in
 certifi==2023.7.22
     # via requests
 chardet==5.2.0
@@ -17,9 +15,7 @@ chardet==5.2.0
 charset-normalizer==3.2.0
     # via requests
 click==8.1.6
-    # via
-    #   black
-    #   cookiecutter
+    # via cookiecutter
 cookiecutter==2.3.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
@@ -36,17 +32,10 @@ markupsafe==2.1.3
     # via jinja2
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
-mypy-extensions==1.0.0
-    # via black
 packaging==23.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
-    #   black
     #   pytest
-pathspec==0.11.2
-    # via black
-platformdirs==3.10.0
-    # via black
 pluggy==1.2.0
     # via pytest
 pygments==2.16.1
@@ -67,7 +56,7 @@ requests==2.31.0
     # via cookiecutter
 rich==13.5.2
     # via cookiecutter
-ruff==0.0.284
+ruff==0.1.6
     # via -r requirements.in
 six==1.16.0
     # via python-dateutil
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
index fbe1258..f96a282 100644
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_project_generation(bakery):
 def test_project_post_hook_triggers_warning_if_linters_not_installed(
     cookies_session, default_context, mocker, caplog
     ):
-    """If ruff or black is not installed, the post hook should trigger a warning"""
+    """If ruff is not installed, the post hook should trigger a warning"""
 
     mocker.patch("hooks.post_gen_project.importlib.util.find_spec", return_value=None)
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index c275d58..4d51be2 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
                 "ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep",
                 "charliermarsh.ruff",
                 "ms-python.python",
-                "ms-python.black-formatter",
                 {% if cookiecutter.project_host == "aca" %}
                 "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
                 {% endif %}
@@ -55,6 +54,14 @@
                     ".coverage": true,
                     ".pytest_cache": true,
                     "__pycache__": true
+                },
+                [python]: {
+                    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+                    "editor.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff",
+                    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+                        "source.organizeImports": true,
+                        "source.fixAll": true
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.github/workflows/format.yml b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.github/workflows/format.yml
index d29fe9d..d455bd9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install -r requirements-dev.in
         - name: Lint with ruff
-          run: ruff .
-        - name: Check formatting with black
-          run: black . --check --verbose
+          run: |
+            ruff check .
+            ruff format.
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/pyproject.toml
index 21f5de8..4a60ec3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 line-length = 120
 select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP"]
 ignore = ["D203"]
+extend-exclude = ["flaskapp/migrations/"]
 
 [tool.ruff.isort]
 {% if cookiecutter.project_backend == "flask" %}
@@ -11,22 +12,6 @@ known-first-party = ["flaskapp"]
 known-first-party = ["fastapi_app"]
 {% endif %}
 
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 120
-{% if cookiecutter.project_backend == "flask" %}
-extend-exclude = '''
-(
-  flaskapp/migrations/
-)
-'''
-force-exclude = '''
-# Needed for pre-commit
-(
-  flaskapp/migrations/
-)
-'''
-{% endif %}
-
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "-ra -vv"
 {% if cookiecutter.project_backend == "django" %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/requirements-dev.in b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/requirements-dev.in
index 9ee96a5..8258896 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/requirements-dev.in
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.__src_folder_name}}/requirements-dev.in
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ pytest-playwright
 
 # Linters
 ruff
-black