diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
deleted file mode 100644
index c6c512ecb79..00000000000
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# vim: set ft=dosini:
-
-[MAIN]
-# Specify a score threshold to be exceeded before program exits with error.
-fail-under=9.9
-
-# Make sure public methods are documented.
-# See Also: https://github.com/PyCQA/pydocstyle/issues/309#issuecomment-1426642147
-# Also fail on unused imports.
-fail-on=
-    missing-function-docstring,
-    unused-import
-
-# Ignore pylint complaints about an upstream dependency.
-ignored-modules=ConfigSpace.hyperparameters
-
-# Help inform pylint where to find the project's source code without needing to relyon PYTHONPATH.
-#init-hook="from pylint.config import find_pylintrc; import os, sys; sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(find_pylintrc())); from logging import warning; warning(sys.path)"
-init-hook="from logging import warning; warning(sys.path)"
-
-# Load some extra checkers.
-load-plugins=
-    pylint.extensions.bad_builtin,
-    pylint.extensions.code_style,
-    pylint.extensions.docparams,
-    pylint.extensions.docstyle,
-    pylint.extensions.for_any_all,
-    pylint.extensions.mccabe,
-    pylint.extensions.no_self_use,
-    pylint.extensions.private_import,
-    pylint.extensions.redefined_loop_name,
-    pylint.extensions.redefined_variable_type,
-    pylint.extensions.set_membership,
-    pylint.extensions.typing
-
-[FORMAT]
-# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
-max-line-length=99
-
-[MESSAGE CONTROL]
-disable=
-    fixme,
-    no-else-return,
-    consider-using-assignment-expr,
-    deprecated-typing-alias,            # disable for now - only deprecated recently
-    docstring-first-line-empty,
-    consider-alternative-union-syntax,  # disable for now - still supporting python 3.8
-    missing-raises-doc
-
-[STRING]
-check-quote-consistency=yes
-check-str-concat-over-line-jumps=yes
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 145b641607d..297ba393031 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ build/pylint.mlos_viz.${CONDA_ENV_NAME}.build-stamp: $(MLOS_VIZ_PYTHON_FILES)
 
 PYLINT_COMMON_PREREQS := build/conda-env.${CONDA_ENV_NAME}.build-stamp
 PYLINT_COMMON_PREREQS += $(FORMAT_PREREQS)
-PYLINT_COMMON_PREREQS += .pylintrc
+PYLINT_COMMON_PREREQS += pyproject.toml
 
 build/pylint.%.${CONDA_ENV_NAME}.build-stamp: $(PYLINT_COMMON_PREREQS)
 	conda run -n ${CONDA_ENV_NAME} pylint -j0 $(filter %.py,$+)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f70030a576b..4380245f794 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ profile = "black"
 py_version = 311
 src_paths = ["mlos_core", "mlos_bench", "mlos_viz"]
 
+# TODO: Consider switching to pydocstringformatter
 [tool.docformatter]
 recursive = true
 black = true
@@ -15,4 +16,58 @@ style = "numpy"
 pre-summary-newline = true
 close-quotes-on-newline = true
 
-# TODO: move pylintrc and some setup.cfg configs here
+# TODO: move some other setup.cfg configs here
+
+[tool.pylint.main]
+# Specify a score threshold to be exceeded before program exits with error.
+fail-under = 9.9
+
+# Make sure public methods are documented.
+# See Also: https://github.com/PyCQA/pydocstyle/issues/309#issuecomment-1426642147
+# Also fail on unused imports.
+fail-on = [
+    "missing-function-docstring",
+    "unused-import",
+]
+
+# Ignore pylint complaints about an upstream dependency.
+ignored-modules = ["ConfigSpace.hyperparameters"]
+
+# Help inform pylint where to find the project's source code without needing to relyon PYTHONPATH.
+#init-hook="from pylint.config import find_pylintrc; import os, sys; sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(find_pylintrc())); from logging import warning; warning(sys.path)"
+init-hook = "from logging import warning; warning(sys.path)"
+
+# Load some extra checkers.
+load-plugins = [
+    "pylint.extensions.bad_builtin",
+    "pylint.extensions.code_style",
+    "pylint.extensions.docparams",
+    "pylint.extensions.docstyle",
+    "pylint.extensions.for_any_all",
+    "pylint.extensions.mccabe",
+    "pylint.extensions.no_self_use",
+    "pylint.extensions.private_import",
+    "pylint.extensions.redefined_loop_name",
+    "pylint.extensions.redefined_variable_type",
+    "pylint.extensions.set_membership",
+    "pylint.extensions.typing",
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.format]
+# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
+max-line-length = 99
+
+[tool.pylint."messages control"]
+disable = [
+    "fixme",
+    "no-else-return",
+    "consider-using-assignment-expr",
+    "deprecated-typing-alias",            # disable for now - only deprecated recently
+    "docstring-first-line-empty",
+    "consider-alternative-union-syntax",  # disable for now - still supporting python 3.8
+    "missing-raises-doc",
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.string]
+check-quote-consistency = true
+check-str-concat-over-line-jumps = true