diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index 554ff23f..15a414d6 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
   {func}`~pytask.task`. Closes {issue}`512`.
 - {pull}`522` improves the issue templates.
 - {pull}`523` refactors `_pytask.console._get_file`.
+- {pull}`524` improves some linting and formatter rules.
 
 ## 0.4.4 - 2023-12-04
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d5e3cac..47b9c961 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -106,21 +106,20 @@ target-version = "py38"
 select = ["ALL"]
 fix = true
 ignore = [
+    "FBT",  # flake8-boolean-trap
     "I",  # ignore isort
     "TRY",  # ignore tryceratops.
     # Others.
-    "ISC001",
-    "S101",  # raise errors for asserts.
     "ANN101",  # type annotating self
     "ANN102",  # type annotating cls
-    "FBT",  # flake8-boolean-trap
     "ANN401",  # flake8-annotate typing.Any
-    "PD",  # pandas-vet
-    "COM812",  # trailing comma missing, but black takes care of that
-    "D401",  # imperative mood for first line. too many false-positives.
+    "COM812",  # Comply with ruff-format.
+    "ISC001",  # Comply with ruff-format.
+    "PD901",  # Avoid generic df for dataframes.
+    "S101",  # raise errors for asserts.
+    "S603",  # Call check with subprocess.run.
+    "S607",  # Call subprocess.run with partial executable path.
     "SLF001",  # access private members.
-    "S603",
-    "S607",
 ]
 
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ ignore = [
 "src/_pytask/outcomes.py" = ["N818"]
 "src/_pytask/dag.py" = ["B023"]
 "tests/test_capture.py" = ["T201", "PT011"]
-"tests/*" = ["D", "ANN", "PLR2004", "S101"]
+"tests/*" = ["ANN", "D", "FBT", "PLR2004", "S101"]
 "tests/test_jupyter/*" = ["INP001"]
 "scripts/*" = ["D", "INP001"]
 "docs/source/conf.py" = ["D401", "INP001"]
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ module = ["_pytask.hookspecs"]
 disable_error_code = ["empty-body"]
 
 [tool.codespell]
-ignore-words-list = "falsy, hist, ines, unparseable"
+skip = "*.js,*/termynal.css"
 
 [tool.refurb]
 python_version = "3.8"
diff --git a/src/_pytask/debugging.py b/src/_pytask/debugging.py
index 28ac9937..7da0d985 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/debugging.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/debugging.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class PdbTrace:
     def pytask_execute_task(
         session: Session, task: PTask
     ) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
-        """Wrapping the task function with a tracer."""
+        """Wrap the task function with a tracer."""
         if isinstance(task, PTask):
             wrap_function_for_tracing(session, task)
         yield
diff --git a/src/_pytask/hookspecs.py b/src/_pytask/hookspecs.py
index 8e944e9f..bea498e4 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/hookspecs.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/hookspecs.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def pytask_collect_task_protocol(
 def pytask_collect_task_setup(
     session: Session, path: Path | None, name: str, obj: Any
 ) -> None:
-    """Steps before collecting a task."""
+    """Set up collecting a task."""
 
 
 @hookspec(firstresult=True)
diff --git a/src/_pytask/skipping.py b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
index e86d3d72..baba42d6 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 
 
 def skip_ancestor_failed(reason: str = "No reason provided.") -> str:
-    """Function to parse information in ``@pytask.mark.skip_ancestor_failed``."""
+    """Parse information in ``@pytask.mark.skip_ancestor_failed``."""
     return reason
 
 
 def skipif(condition: bool, *, reason: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
-    """Function to parse information in ``@pytask.mark.skipif``."""
+    """Parse information in ``@pytask.mark.skipif``."""
     return condition, reason
 
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/traceback.py b/src/_pytask/traceback.py
index c3f0ea61..e139f516 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/traceback.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/traceback.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def _is_internal_or_hidden_traceback_frame(
         _PYTASK_DIRECTORY,
     ),
 ) -> bool:
-    """Returns ``True`` if traceback frame belongs to internal packages or is hidden.
+    """Return ``True`` if traceback frame belongs to internal packages or is hidden.
 
     Internal packages are ``_pytask`` and ``pluggy``. A hidden frame is indicated by a
     local variable called ``__tracebackhide__ = True``.