diff --git a/package/boost/boost.mk b/package/boost/boost.mk
index 1c4f0a62ed..2cd76ce08f 100644
--- a/package/boost/boost.mk
+++ b/package/boost/boost.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-BOOST_VERSION = 1.55.0
+BOOST_VERSION = 1.56.0
 BOOST_SOURCE = boost_$(subst .,_,$(BOOST_VERSION)).tar.bz2
 BOOST_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/$(BOOST_VERSION)
 BOOST_INSTALL_STAGING = YES