diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d6d89fa..e40c31d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
           cache: pip
       - name: install ruff
-        # Pin via pyproject's dev extra so local + CI run the same version.
+        # Keep this pin in sync with the dev extra in pyproject.toml so local
+        # + CI run the same version. Exact pin because ruff format output
+        # changes between releases and would break lint on untouched files.
         # No need to install the full dev tree (docling, reportlab) just to lint.
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install "ruff>=0.6"
+          pip install "ruff==0.16.2"
       - name: ruff check
         run: ruff check .
       - name: ruff format --check
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b86ce1..60f71f3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ dev = [
     "docling-core>=2.50,<3",
     "pyyaml>=6.0",
     "reportlab>=4.0",
-    "ruff>=0.6",
+    # Exact pin: ruff format output changes between releases (0.16 started
+    # formatting markdown code blocks), so a range lets a new ruff release
+    # break lint on untouched files. CI installs this same pin.
+    "ruff==0.16.2",
     "build>=1.0",
     "twine>=5.0",
     "pre-commit>=3.0",