diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ff72fd6a2..c55d24207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
 
       - name: Format
-        run: ./bin/format_exercises
+        run: ./bin/format_exercises.sh
 
       - name: Diff
         run: |
diff --git a/rust-tooling/Cargo.lock b/rust-tooling/Cargo.lock
index a8ca4639c..8e4063cf5 100644
--- a/rust-tooling/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust-tooling/Cargo.lock
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case",
  "glob",
+ "ignore",
  "inquire",
  "once_cell",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tera",
  "uuid",
- "walkdir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/rust-tooling/Cargo.toml b/rust-tooling/Cargo.toml
index b4b250532..8d66f49e4 100644
--- a/rust-tooling/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust-tooling/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 convert_case = "0.6.0"
 glob = "0.3.1"
+ignore = "0.4.20"
 inquire = "0.6.2"
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.105"
 tera = "1.19.1"
 uuid = { version = "1.4.1", features = ["v4"] }
-walkdir = "2.3.3"
diff --git a/rust-tooling/src/problem_spec.rs b/rust-tooling/src/problem_spec.rs
index 58b5437fc..073b8ba97 100644
--- a/rust-tooling/src/problem_spec.rs
+++ b/rust-tooling/src/problem_spec.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ pub fn get_canonical_data(slug: &str) -> CanonicalData {
 #[test]
 fn test_deserialize_canonical_data() {
     crate::fs_utils::cd_into_repo_root();
-    for entry in walkdir::WalkDir::new("problem-specifications/exercises")
-        .into_iter()
+    for entry in ignore::Walk::new("problem-specifications/exercises")
         .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
         .filter(|e| e.file_name().to_str().unwrap() == "canonical-data.json")
     {
diff --git a/rust-tooling/tests/no_trailing_whitespace.rs b/rust-tooling/tests/no_trailing_whitespace.rs
index e9d817a66..540c160b9 100644
--- a/rust-tooling/tests/no_trailing_whitespace.rs
+++ b/rust-tooling/tests/no_trailing_whitespace.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use exercism_tooling::fs_utils;
-use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 fn contains_trailing_whitespace(p: &Path) -> bool {
     let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(p).unwrap();
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ fn contains_trailing_whitespace(p: &Path) -> bool {
 fn test_no_trailing_whitespace() {
     fs_utils::cd_into_repo_root();
 
-    for entry in WalkDir::new(".") {
+    for entry in ignore::Walk::new("./") {
         let entry = entry.unwrap();
-        if !entry.file_type().is_file() {
+        if !entry.file_type().is_some_and(|t| t.is_file()) {
             continue;
         }
         let path = entry.path();