diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 716cd68a..3e18ea0a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
-AX_BOOST_BASE([1.34.0])
+AX_BOOST_BASE([1.37.0])
 
 if test "x$BOOST_CPPFLAGS" != "x-I/usr/include" ; then
    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"