diff --git a/ci/linting_requirements.txt b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
index cd201175734..635bf24213c 100644
--- a/ci/linting_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ruff==0.3.0
+ruff==0.3.1
 
 flake8==7.0.0
 pycodestyle==2.11.1
diff --git a/src/metpy/io/nexrad.py b/src/metpy/io/nexrad.py
index 33ddb6bdbbb..8125b327110 100644
--- a/src/metpy/io/nexrad.py
+++ b/src/metpy/io/nexrad.py
@@ -1848,10 +1848,10 @@ def _unpack_symblock(self, start, offset):
         log.debug('Symbology block info: %s', blk)
 
         self.sym_block = []
-        assert blk.divider == -1, ('Bad divider for symbology block: {:d} should be -1'
-                                   .format(blk.divider))
-        assert blk.block_id == 1, ('Bad block ID for symbology block: {:d} should be 1'
-                                   .format(blk.block_id))
+        assert blk.divider == -1, (f'Bad divider for symbology block: {blk.divider} should '
+                                   'be -1')
+        assert blk.block_id == 1, (f'Bad block ID for symbology block: {blk.block_id} should '
+                                   'be 1')
         for _ in range(blk.nlayer):
             layer_hdr = self._buffer.read_struct(self.sym_layer_fmt)
             assert layer_hdr.divider == -1
@@ -1872,10 +1872,10 @@ def _unpack_symblock(self, start, offset):
     def _unpack_graphblock(self, start, offset):
         self._buffer.jump_to(start, offset)
         hdr = self._buffer.read_struct(self.graph_block_fmt)
-        assert hdr.divider == -1, ('Bad divider for graphical block: {:d} should be -1'
-                                   .format(hdr.divider))
-        assert hdr.block_id == 2, ('Bad block ID for graphical block: {:d} should be 1'
-                                   .format(hdr.block_id))
+        assert hdr.divider == -1, (f'Bad divider for graphical block: {hdr.divider} should '
+                                   f'be -1')
+        assert hdr.block_id == 2, (f'Bad block ID for graphical block: {hdr.block_id} should '
+                                   'be 1')
         self.graph_pages = []
         for page in range(hdr.num_pages):
             page_num = self._buffer.read_int(2, 'big', signed=False)