diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f37e793fc..1ed22b439 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ updates:
       development:
         patterns:
           - "*pytest*"
-          - "black"
           - "ruff"
           - "mkdocs-material"
       django:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 222984113..4136b547e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ If you want to implement something big:
 
 ## Python
 
-Paperless supports python 3.9 - 3.11. We format Python code with [Black](https://github.com/psf/black).
+Paperless supports python 3.9 - 3.11. We format Python code with [ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/formatter/).
 
 ## Branches
 
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 702680149..aee4c5ba4 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ zxing-cpp = {version = "*", platform_machine = "== 'x86_64'"}
 
 [dev-packages]
 # Linting
-black = "*"
 pre-commit = "*"
 ruff = "*"
 # Testing
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 369e34c17..ec194787d 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "6fd62d37d4c5f6ec99765b037073e8d07db40dbddb2c591664406035970f7d4a"
+            "sha256": "4bb46e902c6ceb6e3647772809b7941e318f1408472c4eaf0a1d2f0360ddac3a"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {},
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@
                 "socialaccount"
             ],
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:fbe0148c6258eac44e701a8f36e0950b5d0b1c60bde3e178683a4239f49311fc"
+                "sha256:ef52957992ac3dfc57dec4f7c078bb317b7b47bd7bf6b15f2c12a31c9892ad4c"
             ],
             "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==0.63.0"
+            "version": "==0.63.1"
         },
         "django-auditlog": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -2500,35 +2500,6 @@
             "markers": "python_version >= '3.8'",
             "version": "==2.15.0"
         },
-        "black": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:257d724c2c9b1660f353b36c802ccece186a30accc7742c176d29c146df6e474",
-                "sha256:37aae07b029fa0174d39daf02748b379399b909652a806e5708199bd93899da1",
-                "sha256:415e686e87dbbe6f4cd5ef0fbf764af7b89f9057b97c908742b6008cc554b9c0",
-                "sha256:48a85f2cb5e6799a9ef05347b476cce6c182d6c71ee36925a6c194d074336ef8",
-                "sha256:7768a0dbf16a39aa5e9a3ded568bb545c8c2727396d063bbaf847df05b08cd96",
-                "sha256:7e122b1c4fb252fd85df3ca93578732b4749d9be076593076ef4d07a0233c3e1",
-                "sha256:88c57dc656038f1ab9f92b3eb5335ee9b021412feaa46330d5eba4e51fe49b04",
-                "sha256:8e537d281831ad0e71007dcdcbe50a71470b978c453fa41ce77186bbe0ed6021",
-                "sha256:98e123f1d5cfd42f886624d84464f7756f60ff6eab89ae845210631714f6db94",
-                "sha256:accf49e151c8ed2c0cdc528691838afd217c50412534e876a19270fea1e28e2d",
-                "sha256:b1530ae42e9d6d5b670a34db49a94115a64596bc77710b1d05e9801e62ca0a7c",
-                "sha256:b9176b9832e84308818a99a561e90aa479e73c523b3f77afd07913380ae2eab7",
-                "sha256:bdde6f877a18f24844e381d45e9947a49e97933573ac9d4345399be37621e26c",
-                "sha256:be8bef99eb46d5021bf053114442914baeb3649a89dc5f3a555c88737e5e98fc",
-                "sha256:bf10f7310db693bb62692609b397e8d67257c55f949abde4c67f9cc574492cc7",
-                "sha256:c872b53057f000085da66a19c55d68f6f8ddcac2642392ad3a355878406fbd4d",
-                "sha256:d36ed1124bb81b32f8614555b34cc4259c3fbc7eec17870e8ff8ded335b58d8c",
-                "sha256:da33a1a5e49c4122ccdfd56cd021ff1ebc4a1ec4e2d01594fef9b6f267a9e741",
-                "sha256:dd1b5a14e417189db4c7b64a6540f31730713d173f0b63e55fabd52d61d8fdce",
-                "sha256:e151054aa00bad1f4e1f04919542885f89f5f7d086b8a59e5000e6c616896ffb",
-                "sha256:eaea3008c281f1038edb473c1aa8ed8143a5535ff18f978a318f10302b254063",
-                "sha256:ef703f83fc32e131e9bcc0a5094cfe85599e7109f896fe8bc96cc402f3eb4b6e"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.8'",
-            "version": "==24.4.2"
-        },
         "certifi": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:0569859f95fc761b18b45ef421b1290a0f65f147e92a1e5eb3e635f9a5e4e66f",
@@ -3099,14 +3070,6 @@
             "markers": "python_version >= '3.8'",
             "version": "==1.3.1"
         },
-        "mypy-extensions": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:4392f6c0eb8a5668a69e23d168ffa70f0be9ccfd32b5cc2d26a34ae5b844552d",
-                "sha256:75dbf8955dc00442a438fc4d0666508a9a97b6bd41aa2f0ffe9d2f2725af0782"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.5'",
-            "version": "==1.0.0"
-        },
         "nodeenv": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:d51e0c37e64fbf47d017feac3145cdbb58836d7eee8c6f6d3b6880c5456227d2",
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index a87641ded..969c293b1 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ early on.
 Once installed, hooks will run when you commit. If the formatting isn't
 quite right or a linter catches something, the commit will be rejected.
 You'll need to look at the output and fix the issue. Some hooks, such
-as the Python formatting tool `black`, will format failing
+as the Python linting and formatting tool `ruff`, will format failing
 files, so all you need to do is `git add` those files again
 and retry your commit.