diff --git a/docs/notes/2.24.x.md b/docs/notes/2.24.x.md
index d05b225bc48..2a4785b22f9 100644
--- a/docs/notes/2.24.x.md
+++ b/docs/notes/2.24.x.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The kotlin linter, [ktlint](https://pinterest.github.io/ktlint/), has been updat
 
 #### Python
 
-**Breaking change**: the `pants.backend.experimental.python.lint.ruff.check` and `pants.backend.experimental.python.lint.ruff.format` subsystems now execute Ruff as a downloaded binary, directly from the Ruff releases, rather than using PEX to execute the PyPI `ruff` package. This has less overhead, and makes customising the version simpler. However, **options like [`[ruff].install_from_resolve`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#install_from_resolve) are now ignored** and will be removed in future. If you have customised the version, use [`[ruff].version`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#version) and [`[ruff].known_versions`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#known_versions) instead.
+**Breaking change**: the `pants.backend.experimental.python.lint.ruff.check` and `pants.backend.experimental.python.lint.ruff.format` subsystems now execute Ruff as a downloaded binary, directly from the Ruff releases, rather than using PEX to execute the PyPI `ruff` package. This has less overhead, and makes customising the version simpler. However, **options like [`[ruff].install_from_resolve`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#install_from_resolve) are now ignored** and will be removed in future. If you have customised the version, use [`[ruff].version`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#version) and [`[ruff].known_versions`](https://www.pantsbuild.org/2.24/reference/subsystems/ruff#known_versions) instead. This version of Pants includes built-in known-versions for the latest patch release (at time of development) of each `0.x` minor series (0.7.2, 0.6.9, 0.5.7, 0.4.10, 0.3.7, 0.2.2, 0.1.15): if you install from a resolve with a particular pinned version of Ruff, you may find setting `[ruff].version` to the closest matching version in that list is acceptable (if not, you may need to add to `[ruff].known_versions`).
 
 User API Changes:
 - Update default package mapping for `pymupdf` to match imports from both `fitz` (the legacy name) and `pymupdf` (the [currently supported name](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#problems-after-installation).
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Version Updates:
 
 - The default version of the [Pyright](https://microsoft.github.io/pyright/#/) tool has been updated from 1.1.365 to [1.1.383](https://github.com/microsoft/pyright/releases/tag/1.1.383).
 
+- The default version of the [Ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/) tool has been updated from 0.4.9 to [0.7.2](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/tag/0.7.2). (As discussed above, one can pin to particular versions, including 0.4.9, via the new `[ruff].version` and `[ruff].known_versions` options.)
+
 
 A new experimental [Python Provider](https://www.pantsbuild.org/blog/2023/03/31/two-hermetic-pythons) using [Python Build Standalone](https://gregoryszorc.com/docs/python-build-standalone/main/) is available as `pants.backend.python.providers.experimental.python_build_standalone`.  This joins the existing [pyenv provider](https://www.pantsbuild.org/stable/reference/subsystems/pyenv-python-provider) as a way for Pants to take care of providing an appropriate Python.
 
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/lint/ruff/subsystem.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/lint/ruff/subsystem.py
index b912307597d..9449fb75e84 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/lint/ruff/subsystem.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/lint/ruff/subsystem.py
@@ -45,17 +45,44 @@ class Ruff(TemplatedExternalTool):
     name = "Ruff"
     help = "The Ruff Python formatter (https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)."
 
-    default_version = "0.6.4"
+    default_version = "0.7.2"
     default_known_versions = [
+        "0.7.2|macos_arm64|1c9f5a4fc815330d01fd8a56a7a70114ff3ed149bd997ff831524313705ba991|9802953",
+        "0.7.2|macos_x86_64|5815756947d0a7b1d90805b07ffb2c376c8a9800e9462d545839dc0d79a091d2|10162492",
+        "0.7.2|linux_arm64|f9342fcca6b58143f316ef3e617f39334edb4c3d15fced5220bd939685f6261d|10651691",
+        "0.7.2|linux_x86_64|b769e11a3e23a72692cb97ed762ff28e48534972a8ef447fd5b0d3178a56ffd8|11097578",
+        "0.6.9|macos_arm64|b94562393a4bf23f1a48521f5495a8e48de885b7c173bd7ea8206d6d09921633|9697031",
+        "0.6.9|macos_x86_64|34aa37643e30dcb81a3c0e011c3a8df552465ea7580ba92ca727a3b7c6de25d1|10018168",
+        "0.6.9|linux_arm64|73df3729a3381d0918e4640aac4b2653c542f74c7b7843dee8310e2c877e6f2e|10724239",
+        "0.6.9|linux_x86_64|39a1cd878962ebc88322b4f6d33cae2292454563028f93a3f1f8ce58e3025b07|11000553",
         "0.6.4|macos_arm64|2648dd09984c82db9f3163ce8762c89536e4bf0e198f17e06a01c0e32214273e|9167424",
         "0.6.4|macos_x86_64|4438cbc80c6aa0e839abc3abb2a869a27113631cb40aa26540572fb53752c432|9463378",
         "0.6.4|linux_arm64|a9157a0f062d62c1b1582284a8d10629503f38bc9b7126b614cb7569073180ff|10120541",
         "0.6.4|linux_x86_64|3ca04aabf7259c59193e4153a865618cad26f73be930ce5f6109e0e6097d037b|10373921",
+        "0.5.7|macos_arm64|b78a09f44dc60d8c894aba6cad55abd3b0eccc0992d60a86f74155fc459e227b|8256430",
+        "0.5.7|macos_x86_64|1f9a7d307f191781fc895947af21d32f8c810c5a5a4cdff16ac53d88a14acd69|8662539",
+        "0.5.7|linux_arm64|2509d20ef605fb1c8af37af1f46fefc85e1d72add6e87187cb6543420c05dfb1|9991080",
+        "0.5.7|linux_x86_64|9a5580536ef9cea7d8e56be8af712ac5cd152c081969ece2fbc3631b30bbb5e8|10263458",
         # Custom URLs because 0.5+ doesn't include the version
+        "0.4.10|macos_arm64|5a4ff81270eee1efa7901566719aca705a3e8d0f1abead96c01caa4678a7762e|8094319|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.10/ruff-0.4.10-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.4.10|macos_x86_64|6e96f288d13b68863e79c9f107a0c51660215829726c9d3dc4879c1801fa3140|8490153|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.10/ruff-0.4.10-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.4.10|linux_arm64|75332c97520233b5f95cb3d40bdef13b40e1aa5e6c82a078623993545771f55f|9851689|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.10/ruff-0.4.10-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.4.10|linux_x86_64|332ba368c6e08afc3c5d1c7f6e4fb7bf238b7cbf007b400e6bdf01a0a36ae656|10130989|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.10/ruff-0.4.10-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
         "0.4.9|macos_arm64|5f4506d7ec2ae6ac5a48ba309218a4b825a00d4cad9967b7bbcec1724ef04930|8148128|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.9/ruff-0.4.9-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
         "0.4.9|macos_x86_64|e4d745adb0f5a0b08f2c9ca71e57f451a9b8485ae35b5555d9f5d20fc93a6cb6|8510706|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.9/ruff-0.4.9-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
         "0.4.9|linux_arm64|00c50563f9921a141ddd4ec0371149f3bbfa0369d9d238a143bcc3a932363785|8106747|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.9/ruff-0.4.9-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
         "0.4.9|linux_x86_64|5ceba21dad91e3fa05056ca62f278b0178516cfad8dbf08cf2433c6f1eeb92d3|8863118|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.4.9/ruff-0.4.9-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.3.7|macos_x86_64|b1c961c1bed427e74ab72950c6debcb078c82aba0ee347183cc27a9fc8aaa43b|8615221|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.3.7/ruff-0.3.7-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.3.7|linux_arm64|0e79fbefcd813a10fa60250441bbe36978c95d010b64646848fada64b9af61f0|8180808|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.3.7/ruff-0.3.7-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.3.7|linux_x86_64|3f8348096f7d9c0a9266c4a821dbc7599ef299983e456b61eb0d5290d8615df8|8905370|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.3.7/ruff-0.3.7-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.2.2|macos_arm64|21454a77f0a5ff8ed23a43327f6de9c2f9f6bab1352ebe87fc03866889fa7fae|7262889|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.2.2/ruff-0.2.2-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.2.2|macos_x86_64|798a2028a783f10f21f11eb59763eabcff9961d4302cdcc37d186ab9f864ca82|7611899|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.2.2/ruff-0.2.2-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.2.2|linux_arm64|e73a37f41acf4a4f44cdb9b587316f0f9eb83b51c3c134d1401501e3f8d65dee|7247275|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.2.2/ruff-0.2.2-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.2.2|linux_x86_64|044e4dbd46acc12de78a144c24fd9af86003eaba28e83244546d85076a9c7b04|7881552|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.2.2/ruff-0.2.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.1.15|macos_arm64|373c648d693ddaf4f1936a05d3093aabd08553f585c3c3afbbdba41d16b70032|7025376|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.1.15/ruff-0.1.15-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.1.15|macos_x86_64|6d006dc427a74cba930717297b0c472856a2be4cfc37cd04309895c11329dc68|7308240|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.1.15/ruff-0.1.15-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+        "0.1.15|linux_arm64|e9ed3c353c4f2b801ed4d21fee2b6159883ad777e959fbbad0b2d2b22e1974c7|7049764|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.1.15/ruff-0.1.15-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+        "0.1.15|linux_x86_64|d7389b9743b0b909c364d11bba94d13302171d751430b58c13dcdf248e924276|7605249|https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/releases/download/v0.1.15/ruff-0.1.15-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
     ]
     version_constraints = ">=0.1.2,<1"