diff --git a/komodo/lint.py b/komodo/lint.py
index 55df3a7d1..0aefcdf0e 100755
--- a/komodo/lint.py
+++ b/komodo/lint.py
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ def lint_main():
         mns, deps, versions = report.maintainers, report.dependencies, report.versions
     except ValueError as err:
         sys.exit(str(err))
-    print("%d packages" % len(mns))
+    print(f"{len(mns)} packages")
     if not any(err.err for err in mns + deps + versions):
         print("No errors found")
         sys.exit(0)
 
     for err in mns + deps + versions:
         if err.err:
-            dep = ": %s" % ", ".join(err.depends) if err.depends else ""
+            dep = f": {', '.join(err.depends)}" if err.depends else ""
             print(f"{err.err}{dep}")
 
     if not any(err.err for err in mns + deps):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 26a7d96f4..be3644796 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ komodo-transpiler = "komodo.release_transpiler:main"
 disable = [
     "bad-inline-option",
     "consider-using-dict-items",
-    "consider-using-f-string",
     "consider-using-sys-exit",
     "consider-using-with",
     "deprecated-pragma",
diff --git a/tests/test_post_messages.py b/tests/test_post_messages.py
index 239c42578..bed4ca9a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_post_messages.py
+++ b/tests/test_post_messages.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_main_missing_message_file(tmpdir):
         ]
         with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
             main(args)
-            assert "message file {} does not exisit".format("not-existing") in str(
+            assert "message file not-existing does not exisit" in str(
                 excinfo.value,
             )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_release_transpiler.py b/tests/test_release_transpiler.py
index 2197c36e0..b79dbf515 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_transpiler.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_transpiler.py
@@ -71,11 +71,7 @@ def test_transpile_add_argument(tmpdir, matrix):
             for py_coordinate in matrix["py"]:
                 py_coordinate_filename_format = f"py{py_coordinate.replace('.', '')}"
                 assert os.path.isfile(
-                    "{}-{}-{}.yml".format(
-                        release_base,
-                        py_coordinate_filename_format,
-                        rhel_coordinate_filename_format,
-                    ),
+                    f"{release_base}-{py_coordinate_filename_format}-{rhel_coordinate_filename_format}.yml"
                 )