diff --git a/programming/misc/boost/actions.py b/programming/misc/boost/actions.py
index ade7da0b83..aad090306c 100644
--- a/programming/misc/boost/actions.py
+++ b/programming/misc/boost/actions.py
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ def setup():
     
     shelltools.cd("boost-%s" % get.srcVERSION())
     
-    shelltools.copytree("../boost-%s" % (get.srcVERSION().replace("_", "~")), "../boost-%s-36" % get.srcVERSION())
+    shelltools.copytree("../boost-%s" % (get.srcVERSION().replace("_", "~")), "../boost-%s-38" % get.srcVERSION())
     
     shelltools.system("./bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=gcc --with-icu --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.7 --prefix=%s/usr" % get.installDIR())
     
-    #shelltools.copytree("../boost-%s" % (get.srcVERSION().replace("_", "~")), "../boost-%s-36" % get.srcVERSION())
-    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-36" % get.srcVERSION())
-    shelltools.system("sed -e '/using python/ s@;@: /usr/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION/3*/${PYTHON_VERSION}m} ;@' \
+    shelltools.copytree("../boost-%s" % (get.srcVERSION().replace("_", "~")), "../boost-%s-38" % get.srcVERSION())
+    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-38" % get.srcVERSION())
+    shelltools.system("sed -e '/using python/ s@;@: /usr/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION/3*/${PYTHON_VERSION}} ;@' \
     -i bootstrap.sh")
-    shelltools.system("./bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=gcc --with-icu --with-python=/usr/bin/python3.6 --prefix=%s/usr" % get.installDIR())
+    shelltools.system("./bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=gcc --with-icu --with-python=/usr/bin/python3.8 --prefix=%s/usr" % get.installDIR())
     
     shelltools.cd("..")
     
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def build():
                        cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing \
                        --layout=system")
     
-    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-36" % get.srcVERSION())
+    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-38" % get.srcVERSION())
     shelltools.system("./b2 \
                        variant=release \
                        debug-symbols=off \
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def build():
                        runtime-link=shared \
                        link=shared,static \
                        toolset=gcc \
-                       python=3.6 \
+                       python=3.8 \
                        cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing \
                        --layout=system")
     
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ def build():
     
 def install():
     pisitools.dobin("b2")
-    pisitools.dobin("bjam")
+    pisitools.dobin("tools/build/src/engine/bjam")
     shelltools.copytree("tools/boostbook/xsl", "%s/usr/share/boostbook/xsl" % get.installDIR())
     shelltools.copytree("tools/boostbook/dtd", "%s/usr/share/boostbook" % get.installDIR())
     shelltools.system("./b2 install threading=multi link=shared")
     
-    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-36" % get.srcVERSION())
+    shelltools.cd("../boost-%s-38" % get.srcVERSION())
     pisitools.dobin("b2")
-    pisitools.dobin("bjam")
+    pisitools.dobin("tools/build/src/engine/bjam")
     shelltools.copytree("tools/boostbook/xsl", "%s/usr/share/boostbook/xsl" % get.installDIR())
     shelltools.copytree("tools/boostbook/dtd", "%s/usr/share/boostbook" % get.installDIR())
     shelltools.system("./b2 install threading=multi link=shared")
diff --git a/programming/misc/boost/pspec.xml b/programming/misc/boost/pspec.xml
index 79556564ed..a7410805cc 100644
--- a/programming/misc/boost/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/misc/boost/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries</Summary>
         <Description>Boost provides free portable peer-reviewed C++ libraries. The emphasis is on portable libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="b6b284acde2ad7ed49b44e856955d7b1ea4e9459" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.66.0/boost_1_66_0.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="88866e4075e12255e7a7189d0b8a686e0b1ee9c1" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0.tar.bz2</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>bzip2</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib/cmake</Path>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc/*/html</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
             <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libboost_python.so*</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libboost_python27.so*</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
@@ -79,11 +80,18 @@
             <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libboost_python3.so*</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libboost_python38.so*</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="10">
+            <Date>2020-01-06</Date>
+            <Version>1.72.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="9">
             <Date>2018-07-25</Date>
             <Version>1.66.0</Version>