diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
index 96c5b80a19..f27795572e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-shell'
 pkgname=gnome-shell
-version=3.34.1
+version=3.38.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper=gir
 configure_args="-Dsystemd=false"
 hostmakedepends="gobject-introspection gtk-doc libxslt pkg-config python3 sassc
- asciidoc perl glib-devel mutter-devel"
+ asciidoc perl glib-devel mutter-devel gettext gjs-devel"
 makedepends="at-spi2-atk caribou-devel evolution-data-server-devel folks-devel
  gcr-devel gjs-devel gnome-bluetooth-devel gnome-control-center-devel gnome-desktop-devel
  gnome-menus-devel gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel gstreamer1-devel gtk+3-devel
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/gnome-shell/gnome-3-30/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=ccd86559b9c897c219d2d2ebfdb8413efa4c1bee846427c750cb8a301b3f6d1e
+checksum=c626403bc0875ee6da8c7a62ac0cee312badb523af073cb166125015a75a0a97
+
+# needs X
+do_check() {
+	:
+}