diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/session_state_defaults.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/session_state_defaults.rs
index 62a575541a5d..bc7fd6bb17cc 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/session_state_defaults.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/session_state_defaults.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl SessionStateDefaults {
 
     /// returns the list of default [`ScalarUDF`]s
     pub fn default_scalar_functions() -> Vec<Arc<ScalarUDF>> {
-        #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "nested_expressions"), allow(unused_mut))]
+        #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "nested_expressions"), expect(unused_mut))]
         let mut functions: Vec<Arc<ScalarUDF>> = functions::all_default_functions();
 
         #[cfg(feature = "nested_expressions")]
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl SessionStateDefaults {
     }
 
     /// registers all the builtin array functions
-    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "nested_expressions"), allow(unused_variables))]
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "nested_expressions"), expect(unused_variables))]
     pub fn register_array_functions(state: &mut SessionState) {
         // register crate of array expressions (if enabled)
         #[cfg(feature = "nested_expressions")]
diff --git a/datafusion/macros/src/user_doc.rs b/datafusion/macros/src/user_doc.rs
index ce9e7d55ef10..27f73fd95538 100644
--- a/datafusion/macros/src/user_doc.rs
+++ b/datafusion/macros/src/user_doc.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     html_favicon_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/datafusion/19fe44cf2f30cbdd63d4a4f52c74055163c6cc38/docs/logos/standalone_logo/logo_original.svg"
 )]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
+#![deny(clippy::allow_attributes)]
 
 extern crate proc_macro;
 use datafusion_doc::scalar_doc_sections::doc_sections_const;
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_lateral_join.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_lateral_join.rs
index 4d3838c78e5e..a8c751ff4628 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_lateral_join.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_lateral_join.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{LogicalPlan, LogicalPlanBuilder};
 pub struct DecorrelateLateralJoin {}
 
 impl DecorrelateLateralJoin {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self::default()
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
index e705b909dc51..9a8583b51a80 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use log::debug;
 pub struct DecorrelatePredicateSubquery {}
 
 impl DecorrelatePredicateSubquery {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self::default()
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_cross_join.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_cross_join.rs
index 26d767a5421f..770291566346 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_cross_join.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_cross_join.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{ExprSchemable, Operator, and, build_join_schema};
 pub struct EliminateCrossJoin;
 
 impl EliminateCrossJoin {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_duplicated_expr.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_duplicated_expr.rs
index 0bdfb4522433..113c92c2c8e9 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_duplicated_expr.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_duplicated_expr.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use indexmap::IndexSet;
 pub struct EliminateDuplicatedExpr;
 
 impl EliminateDuplicatedExpr {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_filter.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_filter.rs
index e150406d6ff5..8be5fb0857a9 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_filter.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_filter.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::{OptimizerConfig, OptimizerRule};
 pub struct EliminateFilter;
 
 impl EliminateFilter {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_limit.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_limit.rs
index 4309de1822da..e9ba535c96b9 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_limit.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_limit.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 pub struct EliminateLimit;
 
 impl EliminateLimit {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl OptimizerRule for EliminateLimit {
                 } else if matches!(limit.get_skip_type()?, SkipType::Literal(0)) {
                     // If fetch is `None` and skip is 0, then Limit takes no effect and
                     // we can remove it. Its input also can be Limit, so we should apply again.
-                    #[allow(clippy::used_underscore_binding)]
+                    #[expect(clippy::used_underscore_binding)]
                     return self.rewrite(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(limit.input), _config);
                 }
                 Ok(Transformed::no(LogicalPlan::Limit(limit)))
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_outer_join.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_outer_join.rs
index fcc21ca415b0..2c78051c1413 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_outer_join.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_outer_join.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 pub struct EliminateOuterJoin;
 
 impl EliminateOuterJoin {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/extract_equijoin_predicate.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/extract_equijoin_predicate.rs
index 276af87b2dcb..a623faf8a2ff 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/extract_equijoin_predicate.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/extract_equijoin_predicate.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type EquijoinPredicate = (Expr, Expr);
 pub struct ExtractEquijoinPredicate;
 
 impl ExtractEquijoinPredicate {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/lib.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/lib.rs
index c4ee23517b4d..a1a59cb34887 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 // Make sure fast / cheap clones on Arc are explicit:
 // https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11143
 #![deny(clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr)]
+#![deny(clippy::allow_attributes)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value))]
 
 //! # DataFusion Optimizer
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_projections/mod.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_projections/mod.rs
index 81b119088c52..548eadffa242 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_projections/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_projections/mod.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ use datafusion_common::tree_node::{
 pub struct OptimizeProjections {}
 
 impl OptimizeProjections {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_unions.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_unions.rs
index 969cf6a120c0..18234dd124a8 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_unions.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/optimize_unions.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 pub struct OptimizeUnions;
 
 impl OptimizeUnions {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/propagate_empty_relation.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/propagate_empty_relation.rs
index 2b02b7779461..b59295b1d717 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/propagate_empty_relation.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/propagate_empty_relation.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use crate::{OptimizerConfig, OptimizerRule};
 pub struct PropagateEmptyRelation;
 
 impl PropagateEmptyRelation {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_filter.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_filter.rs
index 552d6ae2da6c..755ffdbafc86 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_filter.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_filter.rs
@@ -766,8 +766,9 @@ impl OptimizerRule for PushDownFilter {
     fn rewrite(
         &self,
         plan: LogicalPlan,
-        _config: &dyn OptimizerConfig,
+        config: &dyn OptimizerConfig,
     ) -> Result<Transformed<LogicalPlan>> {
+        let _ = config.options();
         if let LogicalPlan::Join(join) = plan {
             return push_down_join(join, None);
         };
@@ -811,8 +812,7 @@ impl OptimizerRule for PushDownFilter {
                     new_predicate,
                     child_filter.input,
                 )?);
-                #[allow(clippy::used_underscore_binding)]
-                self.rewrite(new_filter, _config)
+                self.rewrite(new_filter, config)
             }
             LogicalPlan::Repartition(repartition) => {
                 let new_filter =
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ fn insert_below(
 }
 
 impl PushDownFilter {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_limit.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_limit.rs
index dbd8e1892949..7b302adf22ac 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_limit.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/push_down_limit.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{FetchType, SkipType, lit};
 pub struct PushDownLimit {}
 
 impl PushDownLimit {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ impl OptimizerRule for PushDownLimit {
     fn rewrite(
         &self,
         plan: LogicalPlan,
-        _config: &dyn OptimizerConfig,
+        config: &dyn OptimizerConfig,
     ) -> Result<Transformed<LogicalPlan>> {
+        let _ = config.options();
         let LogicalPlan::Limit(mut limit) = plan else {
             return Ok(Transformed::no(plan));
         };
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@ impl OptimizerRule for PushDownLimit {
             });
 
             // recursively reapply the rule on the new plan
-            #[allow(clippy::used_underscore_binding)]
-            return self.rewrite(plan, _config);
+            return self.rewrite(plan, config);
         }
 
         // no fetch to push, so return the original plan
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/replace_distinct_aggregate.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/replace_distinct_aggregate.rs
index 3aeae8287750..f24ca1f119b6 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/replace_distinct_aggregate.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/replace_distinct_aggregate.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{ExprFunctionExt, Limit, LogicalPlanBuilder, col, lit};
 pub struct ReplaceDistinctWithAggregate {}
 
 impl ReplaceDistinctWithAggregate {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/scalar_subquery_to_join.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/scalar_subquery_to_join.rs
index 8a4569e45547..975c234b3883 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/scalar_subquery_to_join.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/scalar_subquery_to_join.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{EmptyRelation, Expr, LogicalPlan, LogicalPlanBuilder, expr
 pub struct ScalarSubqueryToJoin {}
 
 impl ScalarSubqueryToJoin {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self::default()
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/expr_simplifier.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/expr_simplifier.rs
index e4952ada4794..01de44cee1f6 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/expr_simplifier.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/expr_simplifier.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl<S: SimplifyInfo> ExprSimplifier<S> {
         since = "48.0.0",
         note = "Use `simplify_with_cycle_count_transformed` instead"
     )]
-    #[allow(unused_mut)]
+    #[expect(unused_mut)]
     pub fn simplify_with_cycle_count(&self, mut expr: Expr) -> Result<(Expr, u32)> {
         let (transformed, cycle_count) =
             self.simplify_with_cycle_count_transformed(expr)?;
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ impl TreeNodeRewriter for Canonicalizer {
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(rustdoc::private_intra_doc_links)]
 /// Partially evaluate `Expr`s so constant subtrees are evaluated at plan time.
 ///
 /// Note it does not handle algebraic rewrites such as `(a or false)`
@@ -521,7 +520,6 @@ struct ConstEvaluator<'a> {
     input_batch: RecordBatch,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 /// The simplify result of ConstEvaluator
 enum ConstSimplifyResult {
     // Expr was simplified and contains the new expression
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/simplify_exprs.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/simplify_exprs.rs
index fcb8ba891bb9..0e1e44e92720 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/simplify_exprs.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/simplify_exprs.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl SimplifyExpressions {
 }
 
 impl SimplifyExpressions {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/single_distinct_to_groupby.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/single_distinct_to_groupby.rs
index 3ad56820f029..05edd230dacc 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/single_distinct_to_groupby.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/single_distinct_to_groupby.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct SingleDistinctToGroupBy {}
 const SINGLE_DISTINCT_ALIAS: &str = "alias1";
 
 impl SingleDistinctToGroupBy {
-    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    #[expect(missing_docs)]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {}
     }