diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/argo/workflows.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/argo/workflows.py
index 8c0a09aad..fc83ac3e9 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/argo/workflows.py
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/argo/workflows.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import requests
 import time
+
+import requests
 import urllib3
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings()
diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/tests/test_neutron_understack_mech.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/tests/test_neutron_understack_mech.py
index e53381067..2b6fe69cb 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/tests/test_neutron_understack_mech.py
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/tests/test_neutron_understack_mech.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import json
+import pathlib
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from unittest.mock import patch
 from unittest.mock import mock_open
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
 import pytest
-import pathlib
-import json
 
 from neutron_understack.neutron_understack_mech import UnderstackDriver
 
diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/pyproject.toml b/python/neutron-understack/pyproject.toml
index 240a52a4c..b3866fbba 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,3 +31,34 @@ addopts = "-ra --cov=neutron_understack"
 testpaths = [
     "tests",
 ]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+target-version = "py38"
+fix = true
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [
+#  "D",       # pydocstyle
+  "E",       # pycodestyle (error)
+  "F",       # pyflakes
+  "B",       # flake8-bugbear
+  "I",       # isort
+  "UP",      # pyupgrade
+  "ASYNC",   # flake8-async
+]
+
+ignore = [
+    "D100",  # don't require docs for every module
+    "D101",  # don't require docs for every class
+    "D102",  # don't require docs for every class method
+    "D103",  # don't require docs for every function
+    "D104",  # don't require docs for every package
+    "D417"   # don't require docs for every function parameter
+]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
+force-single-line = true
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
+# enable the google doc style rules by default
+convention = "google"