diff --git a/.github/workflows/docutils_setup.py b/.github/workflows/docutils_setup.py
index 9d745222..5e371531 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/docutils_setup.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/docutils_setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def modify_toml(content: str) -> str:
     dependencies = []
     sphinx_extra = []
     for dep in doc["project"]["dependencies"]:
-        if dep.startswith("docutils") or dep.startswith("sphinx"):
+        if dep.startswith(("docutils", "sphinx")):
             sphinx_extra.append(dep)
         else:
             dependencies.append(dep)
diff --git a/myst_parser/_docs.py b/myst_parser/_docs.py
index 964c5aaa..d9c58e6d 100644
--- a/myst_parser/_docs.py
+++ b/myst_parser/_docs.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def field_type(field):
             get_args(field.type) if get_origin(field.type) is Union else [field.type]
         )
         ctype = " | ".join(
-            str("None" if ftype == type(None) else ftype)  # type: ignore
+            str("None" if ftype == type(None) else ftype)  # type: ignore[comparison-overlap]
             for ftype in ftypes
         )
         ctype = " ".join(ctype.splitlines())
diff --git a/myst_parser/config/main.py b/myst_parser/config/main.py
index ae29dfad..32587693 100644
--- a/myst_parser/config/main.py
+++ b/myst_parser/config/main.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def check_url_schemes(inst: "MdParserConfig", field: dc.Field, value: Any) -> No
                 raise TypeError(
                     f"'{field.name}[{key}][classes]' is not a list of str: {val['classes']!r}"
                 )
-            new_dict[key] = val  # type: ignore
+            new_dict[key] = val  # type: ignore[assignment]
         else:
             raise TypeError(
                 f"'{field.name}[{key}]' value is not a string or dict: {val!r}"
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ def read_topmatter(text: Union[str, Iterator[str]]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         return None
     top_matter = []
     for line in text:
-        if line.startswith("---") or line.startswith("..."):
+        if line.startswith(("---", "...")):
             break
         top_matter.append(line.rstrip() + "\n")
     try:
diff --git a/myst_parser/inventory.py b/myst_parser/inventory.py
index ad85e777..bdcd8bb0 100644
--- a/myst_parser/inventory.py
+++ b/myst_parser/inventory.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def fetch_inventory(
     uri: str, *, timeout: None | float = None, base_url: None | str = None
 ) -> InventoryType:
     """Fetch an inventory from a URL or local path."""
-    if uri.startswith("http://") or uri.startswith("https://"):
+    if uri.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
         with urlopen(uri, timeout=timeout) as stream:
             return load(stream, base_url=base_url)
     with open(uri, "rb") as stream:
diff --git a/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py b/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
index 0b3904ad..0817f5ca 100644
--- a/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
+++ b/myst_parser/mdit_to_docutils/base.py
@@ -1589,9 +1589,9 @@ def render_dl(self, token: SyntaxTreeNode) -> None:
                             from sphinx.domains.std import make_glossary_term
 
                             term = make_glossary_term(
-                                self.sphinx_env,  # type: ignore
+                                self.sphinx_env,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
                                 term.children,
-                                None,  # type: ignore
+                                None,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
                                 term.source,
                                 term.line,
                                 node_id=None,
diff --git a/myst_parser/mocking.py b/myst_parser/mocking.py
index f3c21f69..3fedbaed 100644
--- a/myst_parser/mocking.py
+++ b/myst_parser/mocking.py
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ def run(self) -> list[nodes.Element]:
         # tab_width = self.options.get("tab-width", self.document.settings.tab_width)
         try:
             file_content = path.read_text(encoding=encoding, errors=error_handler)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
+        except FileNotFoundError as error:
             raise DirectiveError(
                 4, f'Directive "{self.name}": file not found: {str(path)!r}'
-            )
+            ) from error
         except Exception as error:
             raise DirectiveError(
                 4, f'Directive "{self.name}": error reading file: {path}\n{error}.'
-            )
+            ) from error
 
         # get required section of text
         startline = self.options.get("start-line", None)
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ def run(self) -> list[nodes.Element]:
             if "number-lines" in self.options:
                 try:
                     startline = int(self.options["number-lines"] or 1)
-                except ValueError:
+                except ValueError as err:
                     raise DirectiveError(
                         3, ":number-lines: with non-integer start value"
-                    )
+                    ) from err
                 endline = startline + len(file_content.splitlines())
                 if file_content.endswith("\n"):
                     file_content = file_content[:-1]
diff --git a/myst_parser/parsers/docutils_.py b/myst_parser/parsers/docutils_.py
index d9997b75..89a78b65 100644
--- a/myst_parser/parsers/docutils_.py
+++ b/myst_parser/parsers/docutils_.py
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def _validate_yaml(
         """
         try:
             output = yaml.safe_load(value)
-        except Exception:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid YAML string")
+        except Exception as err:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid YAML string") from err
         if not isinstance(output, dict):
             raise ValueError("Expecting a YAML dictionary")
         return output
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def _validate_url_schemes(
     """
     try:
         output = yaml.safe_load(value)
-    except Exception:
-        raise ValueError("Invalid YAML string")
+    except Exception as err:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid YAML string") from err
     if isinstance(output, str):
         output = {k: None for k in output.split(",")}
     if not isinstance(output, dict):
diff --git a/myst_parser/parsers/parse_html.py b/myst_parser/parsers/parse_html.py
index 5add3582..971c3a28 100644
--- a/myst_parser/parsers/parse_html.py
+++ b/myst_parser/parsers/parse_html.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def enclose(self, name: str):
             count = 0
 
         # It pops all the items which do not match with the closing tag.
-        for _ in range(0, count):
+        for _ in range(count):
             self.stack.pop()
 
 
diff --git a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/directives.py b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/directives.py
index 415c5498..ebd88295 100644
--- a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/directives.py
+++ b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/directives.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """MyST specific directives"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from copy import copy
-from typing import List, Tuple, cast
+from typing import cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ class SubstitutionReferenceRole(SphinxRole):
     Note, in ``docutils/parsers/rst/roles.py`` this is left unimplemented.
     """
 
-    def run(self) -> Tuple[List[nodes.Node], List[nodes.system_message]]:
+    def run(self) -> tuple[list[nodes.Node], list[nodes.system_message]]:
         subref_node = nodes.substitution_reference(self.rawtext, self.text)
         self.set_source_info(subref_node, self.lineno)
         subref_node["refname"] = nodes.fully_normalize_name(self.text)
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ class FigureMarkdown(SphinxDirective):
         "name": directives.unchanged,
     }
 
-    def run(self) -> List[nodes.Node]:
+    def run(self) -> list[nodes.Node]:
         figwidth = self.options.pop("width", None)
         figclasses = self.options.pop("class", None)
         align = self.options.pop("align", None)
diff --git a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/mathjax.py b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/mathjax.py
index 260f0080..e430c3ba 100644
--- a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/mathjax.py
+++ b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/mathjax.py
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ def override_mathjax(app: Sphinx):
 
     if "dollarmath" not in app.config["myst_enable_extensions"]:
         return
-    if not app.env.myst_config.update_mathjax:  # type: ignore
+    if not app.env.myst_config.update_mathjax:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         return
 
-    mjax_classes = app.env.myst_config.mathjax_classes  # type: ignore
+    mjax_classes = app.env.myst_config.mathjax_classes  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
     if "mathjax3_config" in app.config:
         # sphinx 4 + mathjax 3
-        app.config.mathjax3_config = app.config.mathjax3_config or {}  # type: ignore
+        app.config.mathjax3_config = app.config.mathjax3_config or {}  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
         app.config.mathjax3_config.setdefault("options", {})
         if (
             "processHtmlClass" in app.config.mathjax3_config["options"]
diff --git a/myst_parser/warnings_.py b/myst_parser/warnings_.py
index c101f26d..30a8fa8d 100644
--- a/myst_parser/warnings_.py
+++ b/myst_parser/warnings_.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class MystWarnings(Enum):
     """Duplicate Markdown reference definition."""
     MD_FOOTNOTE_DUPE = "footnote"
     """Duplicate Markdown footnote definition."""
-    MD_FOOTNOTE_MISSING = "footnote"
+    MD_FOOTNOTE_MISSING = "footnote"  # noqa: PIE796
     """Missing Markdown footnote definition."""
     MD_HEADING_NON_CONSECUTIVE = "header"
     """Non-consecutive heading levels."""
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c8c13109..836473b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-extend-select = ["B0", "C4", "I", "ICN", "ISC", "N", "RUF", "SIM", "UP"]
+extend-select = ["B", "C4", "FA", "FURB", "I", "ICN", "ISC", "N", "PERF", "PGH", "PIE", "RUF", "SIM", "UP"]
 extend-ignore = ["ISC001", "RUF005", "RUF012"]
 
+[tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
+"myst_parser/parsers/docutils_.py" = ["FA"]
+"myst_parser/config/main.py" = ["FA"]
+
 [tool.mypy]
 show_error_codes = true
 check_untyped_defs = true
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_docutils.py b/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_docutils.py
index 10c9dd87..889d9eed 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_docutils.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_docutils.py
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ def settings_from_cmdline(cmdline: str | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
     try:
         pub.process_command_line(shlex.split(cmdline))
     except Exception as err:
-        raise AssertionError(f"Failed to parse commandline: {cmdline}\n{err}")
+        raise AssertionError(f"Failed to parse commandline: {cmdline}\n{err}") from err
     return vars(pub.settings)
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_sphinx.py b/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_sphinx.py
index 3dfba8f9..443fc9db 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_sphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers/test_fixtures_sphinx.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def settings_from_json(string: str | None):
         data = json.loads(string)
         assert isinstance(data, dict), "settings must be a JSON object"
     except Exception as err:
-        raise AssertionError(f"Failed to parse JSON settings: {string}\n{err}")
+        raise AssertionError(f"Failed to parse JSON settings: {string}\n{err}") from err
     return data
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers/test_myst_config.py b/tests/test_renderers/test_myst_config.py
index 4c9c0bc8..e35aee40 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers/test_myst_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers/test_myst_config.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_cmdline(file_params: ParamTestData):
     except Exception as err:
         raise AssertionError(
             f"Failed to parse commandline: {file_params.description}\n{err}"
-        )
+        ) from err
     settings = vars(pub.settings)
     report_stream = StringIO()
     settings["output_encoding"] = "unicode"