diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ae0ce460..5fbed843 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The following steps are tested on an Ubuntu system.
     $ make style
     ```
 
-10. Run the linter and correct the issues raised. We use ```pylint``` for linting.  It helps to enforce a coding standard, offers simple refactoring suggestions.
+10. Run the linter and correct the issues raised. We use ```ruff``` for linting.  It helps to enforce a coding standard, offers simple refactoring suggestions.
 
     ```bash
     $ make lint
diff --git a/requirements.dev.txt b/requirements.dev.txt
index 8c674727..21c4c3d2 100644
--- a/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ black
 coverage
 isort
 nose2
-pylint==2.10.2
+ruff==0.1.3