diff --git a/include/dwarfs/library_dependencies.h b/include/dwarfs/library_dependencies.h
index 3e2d79ff..87a65b8d 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/library_dependencies.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/library_dependencies.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace dwarfs {
 
 enum class version_format {
   maj_min_patch_dec_100, // 1.2.3 <-> 10203
+  boost,                 // 1.2.3 <-> 100203
 };
 
 class library_dependencies {
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/library_dependencies.cpp b/src/dwarfs/library_dependencies.cpp
index 5fcbeacb..af1c2b57 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/library_dependencies.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/library_dependencies.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
 #include <openssl/crypto.h>
 #include <xxhash.h>
 
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ std::string version_to_string(uint64_t version, version_format fmt) {
   case version_format::maj_min_patch_dec_100:
     return fmt::format("{}.{}.{}", version / 10000, (version / 100) % 100,
                        version % 100);
+  case version_format::boost:
+    return fmt::format("{}.{}.{}", version / 100000, (version / 100) % 1000,
+                       version % 100);
   }
 
   throw std::invalid_argument("unsupported version format");
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ void library_dependencies::add_common_libraries() {
   add_library("libfmt", FMT_VERSION, version_format::maj_min_patch_dec_100);
   add_library("libcrypto", OPENSSL_version_major(), OPENSSL_version_minor(),
               OPENSSL_version_patch());
+  add_library("libboost", BOOST_VERSION, version_format::boost);
 
   compression_registry::instance().for_each_algorithm(
       [this](compression_type, compression_info const& info) {