diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.rst b/docs/INSTALL.rst
index 09e3e27..aa4a068 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.rst
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 -  ``libsqlite3``
 -  ``libcrypto++``
 -  ``pkg-config``
--  Boost libraries >= 1.48
+-  Boost libraries >= 1.54
 -  OSX Security framework (on OSX platform only)
 
 Following are the detailed steps for each platform to install the compiler, all necessary