diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 652975c811..b390399225 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ testpaths = [
 xfail_strict = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
-line-length = 120
 exclude = [
   'docs/source/topics/processes/include/snippets/functions/parse_docstring_expose_ipython.py',
   'docs/source/topics/processes/include/snippets/functions/signature_plain_python_call_illegal.py'
 ]
+line-length = 120
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = 'single'