diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
index 03e8c94..a11b615 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  lint-code:
+    name: Lint Python Code
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
+
   run-tests:
+    needs: lint-code
     name: Run Python Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9572831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-lint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Ruff
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'media_manager/**'
+      - 'alembic/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - '.github/workflows/python-lint.yaml'
+      - 'tests/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'media_manager/**'
+      - 'alembic/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - '.github/workflows/python-lint.yaml'
+      - 'tests/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  ruff:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
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