diff --git a/packages/zarr-metadata/justfile b/packages/zarr-metadata/justfile
index 0f1861ed7d..3842dd9716 100644
--- a/packages/zarr-metadata/justfile
+++ b/packages/zarr-metadata/justfile
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ default:
 test *args:
     uv run --group test pytest tests {{ args }}
 
-# Lint with the same invocation CI uses
+# Lint with the same invocation CI uses. Ruff is pinned to the repo-wide
+# version in .pre-commit-config.yaml; bump together.
 lint:
-    uvx ruff check .
+    uvx ruff@0.16.0 check .
 
 # Pinned to the last pyright that types PEP 661 sentinels in class attributes
 # correctly; 1.1.405+ regressed (microsoft/pyright#11115). Unpin when fixed.