diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index d15ef5e979..97baed786e 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1652,10 +1652,10 @@ libvtv.so.0 libvtv-6.3.0_1
 libatomic.so.1 libatomic-4.9.0_1
 libpcsclite.so.1 libpcsclite-1.8.11_1
 libpcscspy.so.0 libpcsclite-1.8.11_1
-libBulletDynamics.so.2.87 bullet-2.87_1
-libBulletCollision.so.2.87 bullet-2.87_1
-libLinearMath.so.2.87 bullet-2.87_1
-libBulletSoftBody.so.2.87 bullet-2.87_1
+libBulletDynamics.so.2.88 bullet-2.88_1
+libBulletCollision.so.2.88 bullet-2.88_1
+libLinearMath.so.2.88 bullet-2.88_1
+libBulletSoftBody.so.2.88 bullet-2.88_1
 libinotifytools.so.0 libinotify-tools-3.14_2
 libfswatch.so.11 libfswatch-1.13.0_1
 libopensc.so.6 libopensc-0.18.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/fix-cross.patch b/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/fix-cross.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cf85652006..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/patches/fix-cross.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ IF(EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION)
-   set(EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION_FLAG EXACT REQUIRED)
- ENDIF(EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION)
- # first find the python interpreter
--FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp ${PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET} ${EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION_FLAG})
-+# FIND_PACKAGE(PythonInterp ${PYTHON_VERSION_PYBULLET} ${EXACT_PYTHON_VERSION_FLAG})
- # python library should exactly match that of the interpreter
--FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING} EXACT)
-+# FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING} EXACT)
- SET(DEFAULT_BUILD_PYBULLET OFF)
- IF(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
- 	SET(DEFAULT_BUILD_PYBULLET ON)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bullet/template b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
index c74e3c2d79..ca972bfcba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bullet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bullet/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'bullet'
 pkgname=bullet
-version=2.87
+version=2.88
 revision=1
 wrksrc="bullet3-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_BULLET2_DEMOS=0 -DBUILD_CPU_DEMOS=0
  -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=0 -DBUILD_OPENGL3_DEMOS=0 -DBUILD_EXTRAS=1 -DINSTALL_EXTRA_LIBS=1"
 makedepends="glu-devel"
-short_desc="A 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library"
+short_desc="3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"
 license="zlib"
 homepage="http://www.bulletphysics.com/Bullet/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=438c151c48840fe3f902ec260d9496f8beb26dba4b17769a4a53212903935f95
+checksum=21c135775527754fc2929db1db5144e92ad0218ae72840a9f162acb467a7bbf9
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt