diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc29dd048c3..a7856b62b52 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 TESTS_REQUIRE.extend(VISION_REQUIRE)
 TESTS_REQUIRE.extend(AUDIO_REQUIRE)
 
-QUALITY_REQUIRE = ["ruff>=0.3.0,<0.5.0"]
+QUALITY_REQUIRE = ["ruff>=0.3.0"]
 
 DOCS_REQUIRE = [
     # Might need to add doc-builder and some specific deps in the future
diff --git a/src/datasets/features/features.py b/src/datasets/features/features.py
index 0973a1fed28..df8eeffd306 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/features.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/features.py
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ def __array__(self, dtype=None):
         https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.html#pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray
 
         """
-        if dtype == object:
+        if dtype == np.dtype(object):
             out = np.empty(len(self._data), dtype=object)
             for i in range(len(self._data)):
                 out[i] = self._data[i]
diff --git a/tests/features/test_array_xd.py b/tests/features/test_array_xd.py
index 61a0fd7650e..8a50823b996 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_array_xd.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_array_xd.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def test_table_to_pandas(dtype, dummy_value):
     features = datasets.Features({"foo": datasets.Array2D(dtype=dtype, shape=(2, 2))})
     dataset = datasets.Dataset.from_dict({"foo": [[[dummy_value] * 2] * 2]}, features=features)
     df = dataset._data.to_pandas()
-    assert type(df.foo.dtype) == PandasArrayExtensionDtype
+    assert isinstance(df.foo.dtype, PandasArrayExtensionDtype)
     arr = df.foo.to_numpy()
     np.testing.assert_equal(arr, np.array([[[dummy_value] * 2] * 2], dtype=np.dtype(dtype)))