diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.11.1.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.12.1.recipe
similarity index 93%
rename from media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.11.1.recipe
rename to media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.12.1.recipe
index 8cf64dab4..c4c1a9db9 100644
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.11.1.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/freetype_bootstrap-2.12.1.recipe
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ COPYRIGHT="1996-2021 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg, et al."
 LICENSE="FreeType"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-$portVersion.tar.xz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="3333ae7cfda88429c97a7ae63b7d01ab398076c3b67182e960e5684050f2c5c8"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="4766f20157cc4cf0cd292f80bf917f92d1c439b243ac3018debf6b9140c41a7f"
 SOURCE_DIR="freetype-$portVersion"
 PATCHES="
 	enable-validation-modules.patchset
-	python3.patch
 	"
 #PATCHES="freetype-subpixel.patchset" # enable patented subpixel rendering
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	freetype_bootstrap$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
-	devel:libfreetype${secondaryArchSuffix} = 6.18.1 compat >= 6
+	devel:libfreetype${secondaryArchSuffix} = 6.18.3 compat >= 6
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix