diff --git a/patterns/P010-using-uv-and-pyproject-toml.md b/patterns/P010-using-uv-and-pyproject-toml.md
index a5bcdee..c3be43b 100644
--- a/patterns/P010-using-uv-and-pyproject-toml.md
+++ b/patterns/P010-using-uv-and-pyproject-toml.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Dev-only tools (pytest, ruff, ty) are declared separately from runtime deps. The
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8.0.0",
-    "ruff>=0.13",
+    "ruff>=0.16",
     "ty>=0.0.19",
 ]
 # install with:  uv sync --group dev
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dev = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8.0.0",
-    "ruff>=0.13",
+    "ruff>=0.16",
 ]
 # install with:  uv sync --extra dev
 ```
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [ ... ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.13", "ty>=0.0.1"]
+dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.16", "ty>=0.0.1"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = { attr = "hermes_harness_plugin.__version__" }
diff --git a/patterns/P011-using-ruff.md b/patterns/P011-using-ruff.md
index df7187c..b567e4c 100644
--- a/patterns/P011-using-ruff.md
+++ b/patterns/P011-using-ruff.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ruff is a Python package, so it goes in the dev dependencies — not in `mise.to
 
 ```toml title="pyproject.toml"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.13", "ty>=0.0.1"]
+dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.16", "ty>=0.0.1"]
 ```
 
 The exact version is resolved and pinned in the committed `uv.lock` (P010). When the version changes, edit `pyproject.toml` then `uv lock`.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Do not create a separate `ruff.toml`. Keep `target-version` in sync with
 
 ```toml title="pyproject.toml"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.13", "ty>=0.0.1"]
+dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.16", "ty>=0.0.1"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 99
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B", "SIM"]
 - use `ruff` for linting (`uv run ruff check`)
 ```
 
-A Hermes Agent plugin. Declares ruff as a dev dep (`ruff>=0.13`, exact pin in `uv.lock`); configures it in `[tool.ruff]` with `line-length = 99` (per-project) and `target-version = "py313"` matching `requires-python = ">=3.13"`; selects a sensible rule set (`E`, `F`, `I`, `UP`, `B`, `SIM`); gates `ruff check .` as its own CI step. The formatter (`ruff format`) is not gated — ruff is used purely as a linter here.
+A Hermes Agent plugin. Declares ruff as a dev dep (`ruff>=0.16`, exact pin in `uv.lock`); configures it in `[tool.ruff]` with `line-length = 99` (per-project) and `target-version = "py313"` matching `requires-python = ">=3.13"`; selects a sensible rule set (`E`, `F`, `I`, `UP`, `B`, `SIM`); gates `ruff check .` as its own CI step. The formatter (`ruff format`) is not gated — ruff is used purely as a linter here.
diff --git a/patterns/P012-using-ty.md b/patterns/P012-using-ty.md
index 09791d2..afe0eeb 100644
--- a/patterns/P012-using-ty.md
+++ b/patterns/P012-using-ty.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ty is a Python package, so it goes in the dev dependencies alongside ruff (P011)
 
 ```toml title="pyproject.toml"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.13", "ty>=0.0.1"]
+dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.16", "ty>=0.0.1"]
 ```
 
 ty is young (0.0.x). The exact version is resolved and pinned in the committed `uv.lock` (P010). When the version changes, edit `pyproject.toml` then `uv lock`.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ not the whole repo.
 
 ```toml title="pyproject.toml"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.13", "ty>=0.0.1"]
+dev = ["pytest>=7", "ruff>=0.16", "ty>=0.0.1"]
 ```
 
 ```yaml title=".github/workflows/ci.yml"