diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3537cc52..00000000
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-extend = "pyproject.toml"
-
-[lint.extend-per-file-ignores]
-"src/geovista/geoplotter.py" = [
-  # flake8-annotations (ANN)
-  # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-annotations-ann
-  "ANN401", # Dynamically typed expressions (typing.Any).
-]
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a2b650ab..3ee6f650 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ exclude .all-contributorsrc
 exclude .gitignore
 exclude .pre-commit-config.yaml
 exclude .readthedocs.yml
-exclude .ruff.toml
 include *.md
 exclude CHANGELOG.rst
 include CITATION.cff
diff --git a/changelog/1217.contributor.rst b/changelog/1217.contributor.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02904e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/1217.contributor.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Dropped the use of ``.ruff.toml`` to capture outstanding
+`ruff <https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff>`__ rule exceptions. Non-compliances
+have been addressed or moved to the ``pyproject.toml``.
+(:user:`bjlittle`)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a8192848..fac3e714 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ preview = false
 # Allow information-source (U+2139) which could be confused for "i".
 allowed-confusables = ["ℹ"]
 ignore = [
-  # NOTE: Non-permanent exclusions should be added to ".ruff.toml".
-
   # flake8-annotations (ANN)
   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-annotations-ann
   "ANN101", # Missing type annotation for 'self' in method.
@@ -264,6 +262,11 @@ max-statements = 91
   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-boolean-trap-fbt
   "FBT001", # flake8-boolean-trap: Boolean-typed positional argument in function definition.
 ]
+# TODO @bjlittle: resolve use of typing.Any
+"src/geovista/geoplotter.py" = [
+  # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-annotations-ann
+  "ANN401", # flake8-annotations: Dynamically typed expressions (typing.Any).
+]
 "test_*.py" = [
   # flake8-annotations (ANN)
   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/#flake8-annotations-ann