diff --git a/package/boost/boost.mk b/package/boost/boost.mk
index 4577f2dcc..e25e24d84 100644
--- a/package/boost/boost.mk
+++ b/package/boost/boost.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-BOOST_VERSION = 1.47.0
+BOOST_VERSION = 1.49.0
 BOOST_FILE_VERSION = $(subst .,_,$(BOOST_VERSION))
 BOOST_SOURCE = boost_$(BOOST_FILE_VERSION).tar.bz2
 BOOST_SITE = http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost