diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index 83bf988..aa512bc 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ spec:
     - https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/all-in-one/template.yaml
     - https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/ci_schedule/template.yaml
     - https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/dependabot/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/ruff/template.yaml
     - https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/semrel/template.yaml
diff --git a/scaffolder-skeletons/ruff/ruff.toml b/scaffolder-skeletons/ruff/ruff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..210a5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaffolder-skeletons/ruff/ruff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# [ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/) config
+#
+# templated with https://github.com/radiorabe/backstage-software-templates
+
+[lint]
+select = [
+	"F",       # pyflakes
+	"E",       # pycodestyle errors
+	"I",       # isort
+	"C90",     # mccabe
+	"N",       # pep8-naming
+	"D",       # pydocstyle
+	"UP",      # pyupgrade
+	"ANN",     # flake8-annotations
+	"ASYNC",   # flake8-async
+	"S",       # flake8-bandit
+	"BLE",     # flake8-blind-exception
+	"FBT",     # flake8-boolean-trap
+	"B",       # flake8-bugbear
+	"A",       # flake8-builtins
+	"COM",     # flake8-commas
+	"C4",      # flake8-comprehensions
+	"DTZ",     # flake8-datetimez
+	"T10",     # flake8-debugger
+	"EM",      # flake8-errmsg
+	"EXE",     # flake8-executable
+        "FA",      # flake8-future-annotations
+	"ISC",     # flake8-implicit-str-concat
+	"ICN",     # flake8-import-conventions
+        "G",       # flake8-logging-format
+	"INP",     # flake8-no-pep420
+	"PIE",     # flake8-pie
+	"T20",     # flake8-print
+	"PYI",     # flake8-pyi
+	"PT",      # flake8-pytest-style
+	"Q",       # flake8-quotes
+	"RSE",     # flake8-raise
+	"RET",     # flake8-return
+	"SLF",     # flake8-self
+	"SLOT",    # flake8-slots
+        "SIM",     # flake8-simplify
+	"TID",     # flake8-tidy-imports
+	"TCH",     # flake8-type-checking
+	"INT",     # flake8-gettext
+	"ARG",     # flake8-unused-arguments
+	"PTH",     # flake8-use-pathlib
+	"TD",      # flake8-todos
+	"ERA",     # eradicate
+	"PGH",     # pygrep-hooks
+	"PL",      # Pylint
+	"TRY",     # tryceratops
+	"PERF",    # Perflint
+	"RUF",     # ruff specific rules
+]
+ignore = [
+	"D203",    # we prefer blank-line-before-class (D211) for black compat
+	"D213",    # we prefer multi-line-summary-first-line (D212)
+]
+
+[lint.per-file-ignores]
+"tests/**/*.py" = [
+	"D",       # pydocstyle is optional for tests
+	"ANN",     # flake8-annotations are optional for tests
+	"S101",    # assert is allow in tests
+	"S108"     # /tmp is allowed in tests since it's expected to be mocked
+	"DTZ001",  # tests often run in UTC
+	"INP001",  # tests do not need a dunder init
+]
+"**/__init__.py" = [
+	"D104",    # dunder init does not need a docstring because it might be empty
+]
+"docs/gen_ref_pages.py" = [
+	"INP001",  # mkdocs does not need a dunder init
+]
diff --git a/scaffolder-templates/ruff/template.yaml b/scaffolder-templates/ruff/template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..940572f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaffolder-templates/ruff/template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
+kind: Template
+metadata:
+  name: ruff
+  title: Ruff
+  description: Configure Ruff on an existing project.
+  tags:
+    - python
+spec:
+  owner: it-reaktion
+  type: ci
+  parameters:
+    - title: Choose a location
+      required:
+        - repoUrl
+      properties:
+        repoUrl:
+          title: Repository Location
+          type: string
+          ui:field: RepoUrlPicker
+          ui:options:
+            allowedHosts:
+              - github.com
+            allowedOwners:
+              - radiorabe
+            requestUserCredentials:
+              secretsKey: USER_GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN
+              additionalScopes:
+                github:
+                  - workflow
+  steps:
+    - id: fetch-base
+      name: Fetch Base
+      action: fetch:template
+      input:
+        url: ../../scaffolder-skeletons/ruff/
+        replace: true
+        values:
+          actions_version: ${{ steps.getversion.output.body.tag_name }}
+    - id: publish
+      name: Publish
+      action: publish:github:pull-request
+      input:
+        title: "chore(ci): configure ruff"
+        token: ${{ secrets.USER_GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
+        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
+        branchName: chore/ci/ruff
+        update: true
+        description: |
+          # Configure [ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/)
+
+          This configuration reflects the default RaBe Ruff config.
+
+          Please check the following before you merge it:
+
+          * [ ] pytest-ruff is installed and the `--ruff` arg is passed in `pyproject.toml`
+          * [ ] `pyproject.toml` does not contain any further ruff configuration
+  output:
+    links:
+      - url: ${{steps.publish.output.remoteUrl}}
+        title: "Go to PR"