diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
index 402302f..a61c531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           path: ./dist
       - name: Install
         run: |
-          pip install `echo dist/*.whl`[dev] "black<23"
+          pip install `echo dist/*.whl`[dev]
       - name: test
         run: pytest --cov=reacton reacton
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2586581..3232f26 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ packages = ["react_ipywidgets", "reacton"]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "ruff; python_version > '3.6'",
-    "black",
     "mypy",
     "pre-commit",
     "coverage",
diff --git a/reacton/generate.py b/reacton/generate.py
index 858d549..9fc7ea9 100644
--- a/reacton/generate.py
+++ b/reacton/generate.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from textwrap import indent
 from typing import Any, Dict, Generic, Type, TypeVar
 
-import black
 import bqplot
 import ipywidgets
 import ipywidgets as widgets  # type: ignore
@@ -106,9 +105,28 @@ def get_element_class(self, cls):
     def get_ignore_props(self, cls):
         return self.ignore_props
 
+    # Replicated from https://gist.github.com/shner-elmo/b2639a4d1e04ceafaad120acfb31213c
+    def ruff_format(self, code: str) -> str:
+        import subprocess
+        from ruff.__main__ import find_ruff_bin
+
+        ruff_args = [
+            find_ruff_bin(),
+            "format",
+            "--stdin-filename",
+            "foo.py",  # you can pass any random string, it wont use it...
+            # these two lines are optional, but this is how you can pass the config for ruff
+            "--line-length",
+            f"{MAX_LINE_LENGTH}",
+        ]
+        proc = subprocess.run(ruff_args, input=code, text=True, capture_output=True)
+        proc.check_returncode()  # raise an Exception if return code is not 0
+        return proc.stdout
+
     def generate_component(self, cls: Type[widgets.Widget], blacken=True):
         element_class_name = self.get_element_class(cls).__name__
         ignore = self.get_ignore_props(cls)
+
         traits = {key: value for key, value in cls.class_traits().items() if "output" not in value.metadata and not key.startswith("_") and key not in ignore}
 
         def has_default(trait):
@@ -293,9 +311,8 @@ def {{ method_name }}(**kwargs):
         )
 
         if blacken:
-            mode = black.Mode(line_length=MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
             try:
-                code = black.format_file_contents(code, fast=False, mode=mode)
+                code = self.ruff_format(code)
             except Exception:
                 print("code:\n", code)
                 raise
@@ -325,10 +342,7 @@ def generate(self, path, blacken=True):
             raise ValueError(f"Could not find new line after marker: {marker!r}")
         code_total = current_code[: start + 1] + "\n" + code
         if blacken:
-            import black
-
-            mode = black.Mode(line_length=MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
-            code_total = black.format_file_contents(code_total, fast=False, mode=mode)
+            code_total = self.ruff_format(code_total)
         only_valid = True
         if only_valid:
             try:
diff --git a/reacton/generate_test.py b/reacton/generate_test.py
index e7998fb..64bb62c 100644
--- a/reacton/generate_test.py
+++ b/reacton/generate_test.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import sys
 import ipywidgets as widgets
 import traitlets
+import pytest
 
 from .generate import CodeGen
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Ruff does not support Python < 3.7")
 def test_basic():
     class MyTest(traitlets.HasTraits):
         a = traitlets.traitlets.Int(1)
@@ -22,7 +25,6 @@ def _MyTest(
 
 @implements(_MyTest)
 def MyTest(**kwargs):
-
     widget_cls = reacton.generate_test.MyTest
     comp = reacton.core.ComponentWidget(widget=widget_cls)
     return Element(comp, kwargs=kwargs)
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ def MyTest(**kwargs):
     assert code.strip() == code_expected.strip()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Ruff does not support Python < 3.7")
 def test_value():
     class MyTest(traitlets.HasTraits):
         a = traitlets.traitlets.Int(1)
@@ -51,7 +54,6 @@ def _MyTest(
 
 @implements(_MyTest)
 def MyTest(**kwargs):
-
     widget_cls = reacton.generate_test.MyTest
     comp = reacton.core.ComponentWidget(widget=widget_cls)
     return ValueElement("value", comp, kwargs=kwargs)
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ def MyTest(**kwargs):
     assert code.strip() == code_expected.strip()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Ruff does not support Python < 3.7")
 def test_instance_non_widget():
     class NonWidget:
         def __init__(self, *args) -> None:
@@ -85,7 +88,6 @@ def _MyTest(
 
 @implements(_MyTest)
 def MyTest(**kwargs):
-
     widget_cls = reacton.generate_test.MyTest
     comp = reacton.core.ComponentWidget(widget=widget_cls)
     return Element(comp, kwargs=kwargs)
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ def MyTest(**kwargs):
     assert code.strip() == code_expected.strip()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 7), reason="Ruff does not support Python < 3.7")
 def test_instance_widget():
     class SomeWidget(widgets.Widget):
         def __init__(self, *args) -> None:
@@ -116,7 +119,6 @@ def _MyTest(
 
 @implements(_MyTest)
 def MyTest(**kwargs):
-
     widget_cls = reacton.generate_test.MyTest
     comp = reacton.core.ComponentWidget(widget=widget_cls)
     return Element(comp, kwargs=kwargs)