diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
index 42ac1c77..2958fe9f 100644
--- a/.perlcriticrc
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ theme = community
 
 # 5 is the least complainy, 1 is the most complainy
 severity = 1
+
+# Disallow backticks - use IPC::Run3 instead for better security
+include = InputOutput::ProhibitBacktickOperators