diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 127d5b682..628c53504 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
               with:
                   python-version: '3.x'
-            - run: pip install -U ruff==0.0.284
+            - run: pip install -U ruff==0.1.8
             - name: Run ruff
               run: ruff docker tests
 
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 4725d6f6f..32676bb85 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -903,9 +903,9 @@ def run(self, image, command=None, stdout=True, stderr=False,
                 container, exit_status, command, image, out
             )
 
-        return out if stream or out is None else b''.join(
-            [line for line in out]
-        )
+        if stream or out is None:
+            return out
+        return b''.join(out)
 
     def create(self, image, command=None, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/docker/utils/socket.py b/docker/utils/socket.py
index 2306ed073..c7cb584d4 100644
--- a/docker/utils/socket.py
+++ b/docker/utils/socket.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def read_exactly(socket, n):
     Reads exactly n bytes from socket
     Raises SocketError if there isn't enough data
     """
-    data = bytes()
+    data = b""
     while len(data) < n:
         next_data = read(socket, n - len(data))
         if not next_data:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def consume_socket_output(frames, demux=False):
     if demux is False:
         # If the streams are multiplexed, the generator returns strings, that
         # we just need to concatenate.
-        return bytes().join(frames)
+        return b"".join(frames)
 
     # If the streams are demultiplexed, the generator yields tuples
     # (stdout, stderr)
diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 759ddd2f1..4b3fb7cff 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def convert_volume_binds(binds):
             ]
             if 'propagation' in v and v['propagation'] in propagation_modes:
                 if mode:
-                    mode = ','.join([mode, v['propagation']])
+                    mode = f"{mode},{v['propagation']}"
                 else:
                     mode = v['propagation']
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0a6727966..a64e120ee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
 write_to = 'docker/_version.py'
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py37"
+target-version = "py38"
 extend-select = [
     "B",
     "C",
     "F",
+    "UP",
     "W",
 ]
 ignore = [
+    "UP012",  # unnecessary `UTF-8` argument (we want to be explicit)
     "C901",  # too complex (there's a whole bunch of these)
 ]
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 031d0acf0..2c0e3622c 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 setuptools==65.5.1
 coverage==7.2.7
-ruff==0.0.284
+ruff==0.1.8
 pytest==7.4.2
 pytest-cov==4.1.0
 pytest-timeout==2.1.0
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_build_test.py b/tests/integration/api_build_test.py
index 2add2d87a..540ef2b0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_build_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/api_build_test.py
@@ -389,9 +389,7 @@ def test_build_stderr_data(self):
         lines = []
         for chunk in stream:
             lines.append(chunk.get('stream'))
-        expected = '{0}{2}\n{1}'.format(
-            control_chars[0], control_chars[1], snippet
-        )
+        expected = f'{control_chars[0]}{snippet}\n{control_chars[1]}'
         assert any(line == expected for line in lines)
 
     def test_build_gzip_encoding(self):
diff --git a/tests/ssh/api_build_test.py b/tests/ssh/api_build_test.py
index d060f465f..3b542994f 100644
--- a/tests/ssh/api_build_test.py
+++ b/tests/ssh/api_build_test.py
@@ -380,9 +380,7 @@ def test_build_stderr_data(self):
         lines = []
         for chunk in stream:
             lines.append(chunk.get('stream'))
-        expected = '{0}{2}\n{1}'.format(
-            control_chars[0], control_chars[1], snippet
-        )
+        expected = f'{control_chars[0]}{snippet}\n{control_chars[1]}'
         assert any(line == expected for line in lines)
 
     def test_build_gzip_encoding(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/api_test.py b/tests/unit/api_test.py
index 7bc2ea8cd..0ca9bbb95 100644
--- a/tests/unit/api_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/api_test.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def fake_delete(self, url, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def fake_read_from_socket(self, response, stream, tty=False, demux=False):
-    return bytes()
+    return b''
 
 
 url_base = f'{fake_api.prefix}/'