diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/default.nix
index d7b46f07749d..e2d391493d2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/default.nix
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , libGLU, libGL
 , xorg
+, numpy
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pybullet";
-  version = "2.6.1";
+  version = "2.6.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "c6da064687ae481c73b744b9f3a62d8231349a6bf368d7a2e564f71ef73e9403";
+    sha256 = "1lsvjqij1vb9w8j6lvnq7lppflc7svz4cj37n74q67mb46gq3dxr";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     xorg.libX11
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs =  [ numpy ];
+
   patches = [
     # make sure X11 and OpenGL can be found at runtime
     ./static-libs.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/static-libs.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/static-libs.patch
index 08a68b814866..8b58e3659e05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/static-libs.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybullet/static-libs.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 98efabdbf..e69e79084 100644
+index 6f7bd7589..321fc6ab0 100644
 --- a/setup.py
 +++ b/setup.py
-@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ print("-----")
+@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ print("-----")
  
  extensions = []
  
 +libraries += [ "X11", "GL" ] # statically link x11 and opengl
 +
- pybullet_ext = Extension("pybullet",
-         sources =  sources,
-         libraries = libraries,
+ pybullet_ext = Extension(
+     "pybullet",
+     sources=sources,