diff --git a/.waf-tools/default-compiler-flags.py b/.waf-tools/default-compiler-flags.py
index 4aa9e9b..4e09a82 100644
--- a/.waf-tools/default-compiler-flags.py
+++ b/.waf-tools/default-compiler-flags.py
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@
 
     def getGeneralFlags(self, conf):
         """Get dict of CXXFLAGS, LINKFLAGS, and DEFINES that are always needed"""
-        return {'CXXFLAGS': [], 'LINKFLAGS': [], 'DEFINES': []}
+        return {
+            'CXXFLAGS': [],
+            'LINKFLAGS': [],
+            'DEFINES': ['BOOST_ASIO_NO_DEPRECATED', 'BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED'],
+        }
 
     def getDebugFlags(self, conf):
         """Get dict of CXXFLAGS, LINKFLAGS, and DEFINES that are needed only in debug mode"""
@@ -158,7 +162,6 @@
         '-Wpedantic',
         '-Wenum-conversion',
         '-Wextra-semi',
-        '-Wnon-virtual-dtor',
         '-Wno-unused-parameter',
     ]
     __linkFlags = ['-Wl,-O1']
diff --git a/docs/beginners-guide.rst b/docs/beginners-guide.rst
index e6006a5..0813a10 100644
--- a/docs/beginners-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/beginners-guide.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
        $ dnf list --installed gcc
        $ dnf list --installed gcc-c++
 
-#. Python version 3.6 or later
+#. Python version 3.8 or later
 
    ::
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
        $ dnf list --installed pkgconf*
 
-#. Boost libraries version 1.65.1 or later
+#. Boost libraries version 1.71.0 or later
 
    ::
 
diff --git a/src/conf-file-processor.cpp b/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
index 33ae4a0..af0ad52 100644
--- a/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
+++ b/src/conf-file-processor.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <ndn-cxx/net/face-uri.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/io.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
 
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@
 private:
   const std::string m_key;
   const ConfParameterCallback m_setterCallback;
-  T m_defaultValue;
 
+  T m_defaultValue;
   T m_minValue;
   T m_maxValue;
 
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@
                          m_io,
                          TIME_ALLOWED_FOR_CANONIZATION);
         m_io.run();
-        m_io.reset();
+        m_io.restart();
 
         if (failedToCanonize) {
           return false;
diff --git a/src/conf-file-processor.hpp b/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
index 735a0c1..6cd4d73 100644
--- a/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
+++ b/src/conf-file-processor.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "conf-parameter.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace nlsr {
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
   std::string m_confFileName;
   /*! m_confParam The ConfFileProcessor object to configure as parsing is done. */
   ConfParameter& m_confParam;
-  /*! m_io For canonization of faceUri. */
-  boost::asio::io_service m_io;
+  /*! m_io For canonization of FaceUri. */
+  boost::asio::io_context m_io;
 };
 
 } // namespace nlsr
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7fa5062..dfe54a7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -63,13 +63,11 @@
     }
   }
 
-  boost::asio::io_service ioService;
-  ndn::Face face(ioService);
   ndn::KeyChain keyChain;
+  ndn::Face face(nullptr, keyChain);
 
   nlsr::ConfParameter confParam(face, keyChain, configFileName);
   nlsr::ConfFileProcessor configProcessor(confParam);
-
   if (!configProcessor.processConfFile()) {
     std::cerr << "Error in configuration file processing" << std::endl;
     return 2;
diff --git a/tests/io-fixture.hpp b/tests/io-fixture.hpp
index 782f7df..e7c65ec 100644
--- a/tests/io-fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/io-fixture.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2022,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "tests/clock-fixture.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/asio/io_service.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 
 namespace nlsr::test {
 
@@ -39,17 +39,13 @@
   afterTick() final
   {
     if (m_io.stopped()) {
-#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106600
       m_io.restart();
-#else
-      m_io.reset();
-#endif
     }
     m_io.poll();
   }
 
 protected:
-  boost::asio::io_service m_io;
+  boost::asio::io_context m_io;
 };
 
 } // namespace nlsr::test
diff --git a/tests/update/test-nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp b/tests/update/test-nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
index 5105f9c..b055275 100644
--- a/tests/update/test-nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
+++ b/tests/update/test-nfd-rib-command-processor.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/mp11/list.hpp>
 
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace test {
@@ -97,8 +98,10 @@
   uint64_t nameLsaSeqNoBeforeInterest;
 };
 
-typedef boost::mpl::vector<update::NfdRibRegisterCommand,
-                           update::NfdRibUnregisterCommand> Commands;
+using Commands = boost::mp11::mp_list<
+  update::NfdRibRegisterCommand,
+  update::NfdRibUnregisterCommand
+>;
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestNfdRibCommandProcessor, NfdRibCommandProcessorFixture)
 
diff --git a/tests/wscript b/tests/wscript
index fe86136..2e680c8 100644
--- a/tests/wscript
+++ b/tests/wscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
 """
-Copyright (c) 2014-2022,  The University of Memphis
+Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  The University of Memphis
                           Regents of the University of California
 
 This file is part of NLSR (Named-data Link State Routing).
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@
 top = '..'
 
 def build(bld):
-    bld.objects(target='unit-test-objects',
-                source=bld.path.ant_glob('**/*.cpp', excl=['main.cpp']),
-                use='nlsr-objects')
-
-    bld.program(target='../unit-tests-nlsr',
-                name='unit-tests-nlsr',
-                source='main.cpp',
-                use='unit-test-objects',
-                install_path=None)
+    bld.program(
+        target=f'{top}/unit-tests-nlsr',
+        name='unit-tests-nlsr',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob('**/*.cpp'),
+        use='BOOST_TESTS nlsr-objects',
+        includes=top,
+        install_path=None)
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index bcf3261..c5cab7f 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 NLSR, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
+import os
+import subprocess
 from waflib import Context, Logs, Utils
-import os, subprocess
 
 VERSION = '0.7.0'
 APPNAME = 'nlsr'
@@ -71,16 +72,15 @@
     conf.check_cfg(package='libndn-cxx', args=['libndn-cxx >= 0.8.1', '--cflags', '--libs'],
                    uselib_store='NDN_CXX', pkg_config_path=pkg_config_path)
 
-    boost_libs = ['system', 'iostreams', 'filesystem', 'regex']
-    if conf.env.WITH_TESTS:
-        boost_libs.append('unit_test_framework')
-
-    conf.check_boost(lib=boost_libs, mt=True)
-    if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 106501:
-        conf.fatal('The minimum supported version of Boost is 1.65.1.\n'
+    conf.check_boost(lib='filesystem', mt=True)
+    if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 107100:
+        conf.fatal('The minimum supported version of Boost is 1.71.0.\n'
                    'Please upgrade your distribution or manually install a newer version of Boost.\n'
                    'For more information, see https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Boost')
 
+    if conf.env.WITH_TESTS:
+        conf.check_boost(lib='unit_test_framework', mt=True, uselib_store='BOOST_TESTS')
+
     if conf.options.with_chronosync:
         conf.check_cfg(package='ChronoSync', args=['ChronoSync >= 0.5.5', '--cflags', '--libs'],
                        uselib_store='CHRONOSYNC', pkg_config_path=pkg_config_path)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     conf.load('sanitizers')
 
     conf.define_cond('WITH_TESTS', conf.env.WITH_TESTS)
-    conf.define('DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE', '%s/ndn/nlsr.conf' % conf.env.SYSCONFDIR)
+    conf.define('DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE', f'{conf.env.SYSCONFDIR}/ndn/nlsr.conf')
     # The config header will contain all defines that were added using conf.define()
     # or conf.define_cond().  Everything that was added directly to conf.env.DEFINES
     # will not appear in the config header, but will instead be passed directly to the
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
         name='version.hpp',
         source='src/version.hpp.in',
         target='src/version.hpp',
+        install_path=None,
         VERSION_STRING=VERSION_BASE,
         VERSION_BUILD=VERSION,
         VERSION=int(VERSION_SPLIT[0]) * 1000000 +
@@ -129,32 +130,32 @@
 
     bld.objects(
         target='nlsr-objects',
-        source=bld.path.ant_glob('src/**/*.cpp',
-                                 excl=['src/main.cpp']),
-        use='NDN_CXX BOOST CHRONOSYNC PSYNC SVS',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob('src/**/*.cpp', excl=['src/main.cpp']),
+        use='BOOST NDN_CXX CHRONOSYNC PSYNC SVS',
         includes='. src',
         export_includes='. src')
 
     bld.program(
-        target='bin/nlsr',
         name='nlsr',
+        target='bin/nlsr',
         source='src/main.cpp',
         use='nlsr-objects')
 
     bld.program(
-        target='bin/nlsrc',
         name='nlsrc',
+        target='bin/nlsrc',
         source='tools/nlsrc.cpp',
         use='nlsr-objects')
 
     if bld.env.WITH_TESTS:
         bld.recurse('tests')
 
+    # Install sample config
     bld.install_as('${SYSCONFDIR}/ndn/nlsr.conf.sample', 'nlsr.conf')
 
     if Utils.unversioned_sys_platform() == 'linux':
         bld(features='subst',
-            name='nlsr.service',
+            name='systemd-units',
             source='systemd/nlsr.service.in',
             target='systemd/nlsr.service')
 
@@ -220,16 +221,16 @@
     # first, try to get a version string from git
     gotVersionFromGit = False
     try:
-        cmd = ['git', 'describe', '--always', '--match', '%s*' % GIT_TAG_PREFIX]
-        out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True).strip()
+        cmd = ['git', 'describe', '--always', '--match', f'{GIT_TAG_PREFIX}*']
+        out = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, check=True, text=True).stdout.strip()
         if out:
             gotVersionFromGit = True
             if out.startswith(GIT_TAG_PREFIX):
                 Context.g_module.VERSION = out.lstrip(GIT_TAG_PREFIX)
             else:
                 # no tags matched
-                Context.g_module.VERSION = '%s-commit-%s' % (VERSION_BASE, out)
-    except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+                Context.g_module.VERSION = f'{VERSION_BASE}-commit-{out}'
+    except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
         pass
 
     versionFile = ctx.path.find_node('VERSION.info')
@@ -247,14 +248,14 @@
                 # already up-to-date
                 return
         except EnvironmentError as e:
-            Logs.warn('%s exists but is not readable (%s)' % (versionFile, e.strerror))
+            Logs.warn(f'{versionFile} exists but is not readable ({e.strerror})')
     else:
         versionFile = ctx.path.make_node('VERSION.info')
 
     try:
         versionFile.write(Context.g_module.VERSION)
     except EnvironmentError as e:
-        Logs.warn('%s is not writable (%s)' % (versionFile, e.strerror))
+        Logs.warn(f'{versionFile} is not writable ({e.strerror})')
 
 def dist(ctx):
     ctx.algo = 'tar.xz'