diff --git a/cmake/Modules/opm-core-prereqs.cmake b/cmake/Modules/opm-core-prereqs.cmake
index bb8cb5fd1..41419b15a 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/opm-core-prereqs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/opm-core-prereqs.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set (opm-core_DEPS
         # compile with C++0x/11 support if available
         "CXX11Features REQUIRED"
         # various runtime library enhancements
-        "Boost 1.39.0
+        "Boost 1.44.0
                 COMPONENTS date_time filesystem system unit_test_framework REQUIRED"
         # matrix library
         "BLAS REQUIRED"