diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=boost
-$(package)_version=1.71.0
+$(package)_version=1.81.0
 $(package)_download_path=https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/$($(package)_version)/source/
 $(package)_file_name=boost_$(subst .,_,$($(package)_version)).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=d73a8da01e8bf8c7eda40b4c84915071a8c8a0df4a6734537ddde4a8580524ee
+$(package)_sha256_hash=71feeed900fbccca04a3b4f2f84a7c217186f28a940ed8b7ed4725986baf99fa
 $(package)_dependencies=native_b2
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 | Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | CVEs | Shared | [Bundled Qt library](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/configure-options.html) |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Berkeley DB | [5.3.28](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html) | 5.3 | No |  |  |
-| Boost | [1.70.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.59.0 | No |  |  |
+| Boost | [1.81.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.59.0 | No |  |  |
 | Clang |  | [5](https://releases.llvm.org/download.html) (C++17 support) |  |  |  |
 | CMake |  | [3.16](https://cmake.org/download/) |  |  |  |
 | fontconfig | [2.12.6](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/) |  | No | Yes |  |