diff --git a/boost.be0 b/boost.be0
index 840aaf389..f062917b9 100755
--- a/boost.be0
+++ b/boost.be0
@@ -1,27 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/env beesh
 
-# BEE_VERSION boost-1.63.0-2
+# BEE_VERSION boost-1.72.0-0
 
-SRCURL[0]="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/${PKGVERSION}/boost_${PKGVERSION//./_}.tar.bz2"
+SRCURL[0]="https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/e2b0b1eac302880461bcbef097171758/boost_1_72_0.tar.gz"
 
 PATCHURL[0]=""
 
-eval set -- "$( beegetopt -n option -o j= -- $BEE_MAKEFLAGS )"
-[ $1 = '-j' ] && BEE_BJAMFLAGS="-j $2"
-
 mee_configure() {
     cd ${S}
     start_cmd ${S}/bootstrap.sh \
         --prefix=${PREFIX} \
-        --libdir=${LIBDIR}
+        --libdir=${LIBDIR} \
+        --with-libraries=headers
 }
 
 mee_install() {
     cd ${S}
-    start_cmd ${S}/bjam \
+    start_cmd ${S}/b2 \
         --prefix=${D}${PREFIX} \
         --build-dir=${B} \
-        --without-mpi \
-        ${BEE_BJAMFLAGS} \
         install
 }