diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
index 8f128925c..9254b9c84 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ public class Bone extends PosedActive<BoneData, BoneLocal, BonePose> {
 	}
 
 	void resetUpdate (Skeleton skeleton) {
-		if (applied.update != skeleton.update) return;
-		applied.update = 0;
+		if (applied.world != skeleton.update) return;
+		applied.world = 0;
 		Bone[] children = this.children.items;
 		for (int i = 0, n = this.children.size; i < n; i++)
 			children[i].resetUpdate(skeleton);
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/BonePose.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/BonePose.java
index b7bdbc876..38ff9cf62 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/BonePose.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/BonePose.java
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ public class BonePose extends BoneLocal implements Update {
 	Bone bone;
 	float a, b, worldX;
 	float c, d, worldY;
-	int update;
-	boolean localDirty;
+	int world, local;
 
 	/** Called by {@link Skeleton#updateCache()} to compute the world transform, if needed. */
 	public void update (Skeleton skeleton, Physics physics) {
-		if (update != skeleton.update) updateWorldTransform(skeleton);
+		if (world != skeleton.update) updateWorldTransform(skeleton);
 	}
 
 	/** Computes the world transform using the parent bone's applied pose and this pose. Child bones are not updated.
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@ public class BonePose extends BoneLocal implements Update {
 	 * See <a href="https://esotericsoftware.com/spine-runtime-skeletons#World-transforms">World transforms</a> in the Spine
 	 * Runtimes Guide. */
 	public void updateWorldTransform (Skeleton skeleton) {
-		update = skeleton.update;
-		localDirty = false;
+		if (local == skeleton.update)
+			updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+		else
+			world = skeleton.update;
 
 		if (bone.parent == null) { // Root bone.
 			float sx = skeleton.scaleX, sy = skeleton.scaleY;
@@ -138,8 +139,8 @@ public class BonePose extends BoneLocal implements Update {
 	 * Some information is ambiguous in the world transform, such as -1,-1 scale versus 180 rotation. The local transform after
 	 * calling this method is equivalent to the local transform used to compute the world transform, but may not be identical. */
 	public void updateLocalTransform (Skeleton skeleton) {
-		update = skeleton.update;
-		localDirty = false;
+		world = skeleton.update;
+		local = 0;
 
 		if (bone.parent == null) {
 			x = worldX - skeleton.x;
@@ -220,8 +221,8 @@ public class BonePose extends BoneLocal implements Update {
 
 	/** When true, the world transform has been modified and the local transform no longer matches. Call
 	 * {@link #updateLocalTransform(Skeleton)} before using the local transform. */
-	public boolean isLocalDirty () {
-		return localDirty;
+	public boolean isLocalDirty (Skeleton skeleton) {
+		return local == skeleton.update;
 	}
 
 	/** Part of the world transform matrix for the X axis. If changed, {@link #updateLocalTransform(Skeleton)} should be called. */
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
index b360422a0..11508ed58 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/IkConstraint.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class IkConstraint extends Constraint<IkConstraint, IkConstraintData, IkC
 	static public void apply (Skeleton skeleton, BonePose bone, float targetX, float targetY, boolean compress, boolean stretch,
 		boolean uniform, float alpha) {
 		if (bone == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("bone cannot be null.");
-		if (bone.localDirty) bone.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+		if (bone.local == skeleton.update) bone.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
 		BonePose p = bone.bone.parent.applied;
 		float pa = p.a, pb = p.b, pc = p.c, pd = p.d;
 		float rotationIK = -bone.shearX - bone.rotation, tx, ty;
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ public class IkConstraint extends Constraint<IkConstraint, IkConstraintData, IkC
 		if (parent == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("parent cannot be null.");
 		if (child == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("child cannot be null.");
 		if (parent.inherit != Inherit.normal || child.inherit != Inherit.normal) return;
-		if (parent.localDirty) parent.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
-		if (child.localDirty) child.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+		if (parent.local == skeleton.update) parent.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+		if (child.local == skeleton.update) child.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
 		float px = parent.x, py = parent.y, psx = parent.scaleX, psy = parent.scaleY, csx = child.scaleX;
 		int os1, os2, s2;
 		if (psx < 0) {
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PathConstraint.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PathConstraint.java
index acd5f5df6..dab82c1a1 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PathConstraint.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PathConstraint.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class PathConstraint extends Constraint<PathConstraint, PathConstraintDat
 				bone.c = sin * a + cos * c;
 				bone.d = sin * b + cos * d;
 			}
-			bone.localDirty = true;
+			bone.local = skeleton.update;
 			bone.bone.resetUpdate(skeleton);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PhysicsConstraint.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PhysicsConstraint.java
index 889e1a29f..66ed4282d 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PhysicsConstraint.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/PhysicsConstraint.java
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class PhysicsConstraint extends Constraint<PhysicsConstraint, PhysicsCons
 			tx = l * bone.a;
 			ty = l * bone.c;
 		}
-		bone.localDirty = true;
+		bone.local = skeleton.update;
 		bone.bone.resetUpdate(skeleton);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slider.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slider.java
index 3374dffc6..c8814cba6 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slider.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slider.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class Slider extends Constraint<Slider, SliderData, SliderPose> {
 				if (timelines[i] instanceof BoneTimeline timeline) {
 					Bone bone = bones[timeline.getBoneIndex()];
 					bone.resetUpdate(skeleton);
-					if (bone.applied.localDirty) bone.applied.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+					if (bone.applied.local == skeleton.update) bone.applied.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/TransformConstraint.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/TransformConstraint.java
index 692b9a238..aa6ce3b17 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/TransformConstraint.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/TransformConstraint.java
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ public class TransformConstraint extends Constraint<TransformConstraint, Transfo
 		TransformConstraintData data = this.data;
 		boolean localSource = data.localSource, localTarget = data.localTarget, additive = data.additive, clamp = data.clamp;
 		BonePose source = this.source.applied;
-		if (localSource && source.localDirty) source.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+		int update = skeleton.update;
+		if (localSource && source.local == skeleton.update) source.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
 		FromProperty[] fromItems = data.properties.items;
 		int fn = data.properties.size;
 		BonePose[] bones = this.bones.items;
 		for (int i = 0, n = this.bones.size; i < n; i++) {
 			BonePose bone = bones[i];
-			if (localTarget && bone.localDirty) bone.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
+			if (localTarget && bone.local == update) bone.updateLocalTransform(skeleton);
 			for (int f = 0; f < fn; f++) {
 				FromProperty from = fromItems[f];
 				float value = from.value(data, source, localSource) - from.offset;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class TransformConstraint extends Constraint<TransformConstraint, Transfo
 			if (localTarget)
 				bone.updateWorldTransform(skeleton);
 			else
-				bone.localDirty = true;
+				bone.local = update;
 			bone.bone.resetUpdate(skeleton);
 		}
 	}