diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0380955f..33ccf155 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repos:
     rev: 1.8.6
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
-        args: ['-x', 'tests', '--skip', 'B303']
+        args: ['-c', 'pyproject.toml']
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.20.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28030df5..298eacc4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ Repository = "https://opendev.org/openstack/oslo.versionedobjects"
 packages = [
     "oslo_versionedobjects"
 ]
+
+[tool.bandit]
+exclude_dirs = ["tests"]
+skips = ['B303']