diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
index 407b176b2c..9efa9c0972 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
         with:
           files: |
-            *.py
-            **/*.py
+            src/*.py
+            src/**/*.py
       - name: Run ruff
         if: steps.changed-py-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: ruff check ${{ steps.changed-py-files.outputs.all_changed_files }} --force-exclude
diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
index e1f7953802..084fc2badc 100644
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ b/.ruff.toml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ exclude = [
     "build",
     "dist",
     "node_modules",
+    "pyipv8",
     "src/tribler/ui",
     "venv",
 ]
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ line-length = 120
 # Allow unused variables when underscore-prefixed.
 lint.dummy-variable-rgx = "^(_+|(_+[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?))$"
 
-target-version = "py37"
+target-version = "py39"
 
 [lint.pylint]
 max-args = 6