diff --git a/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh b/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
index b87d1260..b0670833 100755
--- a/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
+++ b/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cd ../pulp_catdog
 
 # ignore unused imports
 ruff check .ci || exit 1 # check ci files before ignoring imports
-echo $'[tool.ruff.lint]\nignore = [ "F401" ]' >> pyproject.toml
+sed -i -e '/\[tool.ruff.lint\]/a ignore = ["F401"]' pyproject.toml
 
 # include post_before_script to generate migrations
 cp ../plugin_template/.ci/post_before_script.sh .github/workflows/scripts
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/pr_labels.py b/.ci/scripts/pr_labels.py
index 0c478a21..4f801c39 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/pr_labels.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/pr_labels.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 import re
 import sys
-import tomllib
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import tomllib
 from git import Repo
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 0a9eb53d..7c8b72e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ruff check
 
-      - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
-        run: |
-          sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
-
       - name: "Run extra lint checks"
         run: |
           [ ! -x .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh ] || .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be2f1944..0751a088 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ The following settings are stored in `template_config.yml`.
   check_commit_message  Include inspection of commit message for a reference to an issue in
                         pulp.plan.io.
 
-  check_gettext         Check for problems with gettext such as mixing f-strings with gettext.
-
   check_manifest        Runs check-manifest to see if any files that were unintentionally left out
                         of MANIFEST.in. For more info, see https://pypi.org/project/check-manifest/.
 
diff --git a/plugin-template b/plugin-template
index 902d78b0..3dc4b09d 100755
--- a/plugin-template
+++ b/plugin-template
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 # ]
 # ///
 
-import typing as t
 import argparse
 import os
 import shlex
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import typing as t
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import jamldump
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import utils
 
 DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "check_commit_message": True,
-    "check_gettext": True,
     "check_manifest": True,
     "check_stray_pulpcore_imports": True,
     "cli_package": "pulp-cli",
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ DEPRECATED_FILES = {
         ".ci/assets/bindings/.gitkeep",
         ".ci/scripts/changelog.py",
         ".ci/scripts/calc_deps_lowerbounds.py",
+        ".ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh",
         ".ci/scripts/cherrypick.sh",
         ".ci/scripts/docs-builder.py",
         ".ci/scripts/publish_docs.sh",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d3c29ef..cd077647 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ issue_format = "`#{issue} <https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template/issues/{issue
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
 extend-exclude = ["templates"]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+extend-select = ["I"]
diff --git a/scripts/get_template_config_value.py b/scripts/get_template_config_value.py
index 3636e634..88dc826a 100755
--- a/scripts/get_template_config_value.py
+++ b/scripts/get_template_config_value.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #
 # ///
 
+import argparse
 import sys
 
-import argparse
 import yaml
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scripts/update_core_lowerbound.py b/scripts/update_core_lowerbound.py
index bc09c089..a21ba74d 100755
--- a/scripts/update_core_lowerbound.py
+++ b/scripts/update_core_lowerbound.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
 from packaging.version import Version
 
-
 CORE_TEMPLATE_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pulp/pulpcore/main/template_config.yml"
 
 
diff --git a/templates/ci/Makefile.j2 b/templates/ci/Makefile.j2
index 36d8739d..ac12c34e 100644
--- a/templates/ci/Makefile.j2
+++ b/templates/ci/Makefile.j2
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 .PHONY: format
 format:
 	ruff format
+	ruff check --select I --fix
 
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	yamllint -s -d '{extends: relaxed, rules: {line-length: disable}}' .github/workflows
-	bump-my-version bump --dry-run release
+	bump-my-version bump --dry-run --allow-dirty release
 	ruff format --check --diff
 	ruff check
 	{%- if check_manifest %}
@@ -19,6 +20,3 @@ lint:
 	{%- if check_stray_pulpcore_imports %}
 	sh .ci/scripts/check_pulpcore_imports.sh
 	{%- endif %}
-	{%- if check_gettext %}
-	sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
-	{%- endif %}
diff --git a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh.j2 b/templates/github/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh.j2
deleted file mode 100755
index 5084fa1f..00000000
--- a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-{% include 'header.j2' %}
-
-# make sure this script runs at the repo root
-cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
-
-set -u
-
-MATCHES="$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f" {% for plugin in plugins -%}{{plugin.name | snake }} {% endfor -%})"
-
-if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
-  printf "\nERROR: Detected mix of f-strings and gettext:\n"
-  echo "$MATCHES"
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml.j2
index 1bc743b4..29859009 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml.j2
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Lint code"
         run: |
           ruff check
-      {%- if check_gettext %}
-
-      - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
-        run: |
-          sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
-      {%- endif %}
 
       - name: "Run extra lint checks"
         run: |
diff --git a/templates/github/pyproject.toml.tool.j2 b/templates/github/pyproject.toml.tool.j2
index 06351e00..97b8bcab 100644
--- a/templates/github/pyproject.toml.tool.j2
+++ b/templates/github/pyproject.toml.tool.j2
@@ -65,3 +65,23 @@ extend-exclude = [
   "{{ path }}",
   {%- endfor %}
 ]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+extend-select = [
+  "I",
+  "INT",
+  "TID",
+  "T10",
+]
+{%- if plugin_name != "core" %}
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+"pulpcore.app".msg = "The 'pulpcore' apis must only be consumed via 'pulpcore.plugin'."
+{%- endif %}
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
+# This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
+sections = { second-party = ["pulpcore"] }
+section-order = ["future", "standard-library", "third-party", "second-party", "first-party", "local-folder"]
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index da283dc6..b874ade5 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
-from pathlib import Path
 import re
 import stat
 import textwrap
-import tomllib
+from datetime import timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests_cache
 import tomlkit
+import tomllib
 import yaml
 
 # Jinja tests and filters