diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9548a31d..8a98da0d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.4.10
+    rev: v0.5.1
     hooks:
       - id: ruff  # just check the code, and print the errors
       - id: ruff  # actually fix the fixable errors, but print nothing
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0a165c93..a52ffc52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ optional = true
 [tool.xapian]
 version = "1.4.25"
 
+[tool.ruff]
+output-format = "concise" # makes ruff error logs easier to read
+
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [
 	"A",  # shadowing of Python builtins