diff --git a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
index e7bf59a258f3e7..ea8a5152aed6ea 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def validate(self):
 
     def build_requirements(self):
         if not self.options.header_only:
-            self.build_requires("b2/4.5.0")
+            self.build_requires("b2/4.7.1")
 
     def _with_dependency(self, dependency):
         """