diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd99cbbb..05e9ccb7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ documentation:
 
 format:
 	ruff format .
+	ruff check .
 
 install:
 	pip install -e ".[dev]" --config-settings editable_mode=compat
diff --git a/changelog.d/add-ruff-linting.added.md b/changelog.d/add-ruff-linting.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b16e7d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/add-ruff-linting.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added ruff check linting configuration with E and F rules to catch common Python errors.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 85f789b1..284e671c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -103,3 +103,7 @@ showcontent = true
 directory = "removed"
 name = "Removed"
 showcontent = true
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["E", "F"]
+ignore = ["E402", "E501", "E712", "E713", "E721", "E722", "E741", "F401", "F402", "F403", "F405", "F541", "F811", "F821", "F841"]