diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ce6dd63..a708b561 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ line-length = 140
 target-version = [
   "py311"
 ]
+exclude = '''
+/(
+    src/multilspy
+  | src/solidlsp
+)/
+'''
 
 [tool.doc8]
 max-line-length = 1000
@@ -112,10 +118,10 @@ PYDEVD_DISABLE_FILE_VALIDATION = "1"
 # For custom markers, one can either adjust the env var or just use -m option in the command line,
 # as the second -m option will override the first one.
 test = "pytest test -vv -m \"${PYTEST_MARKERS:-not java and not rust and not isolated_process}\""
-_black_check = "black --check --exclude src/multilspy/ --exclude src/solidlsp/ src scripts test"
-_ruff_check = "ruff check --exclude .venv/ --exclude src/multilspy/ --exclude src/solidlsp/ src scripts test"
-_black_format = "black --exclude .venv/|src/multilspy/|src/solidlsp/ src scripts test"
-_ruff_format = "ruff check --exclude src/multilspy/ --exclude src/solidlsp/ --fix src scripts test"
+_black_check = "black --check src scripts test"
+_ruff_check = "ruff check src scripts test"
+_black_format = "black src scripts test"
+_ruff_format = "ruff check --fix src scripts test"
 lint = [
   "_black_check",
   "_ruff_check",
@@ -132,6 +138,10 @@ type-check = [
 [tool.ruff]
 target-version = "py311"
 line-length = 140
+exclude = [
+  "src/multilspy",
+  "src/solidlsp"
+]
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = "double"