diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e5029ac4..1af6bf85c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
   set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost 1.72.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem)
+find_package(Boost 1.80.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem)
 message(STATUS "Boost.GIL: Using Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS=${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 message(STATUS "Boost.GIL: Using Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS=${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}")