diff --git a/inkscape-1.1.2-0.build.sh b/inkscape-1.1.2-0.build.sh
index ccea8d4..74763b8 100755
--- a/inkscape-1.1.2-0.build.sh
+++ b/inkscape-1.1.2-0.build.sh
@@ -70,32 +70,42 @@ pip3 install serial
 pip3 install pytest
 cd ..
 
-BOOSTVERSION=1.72.0
-BOOSTVERSION_USCORED=1_72_0
+BOOSTVERSION=1.75.0
+BOOSTVERSION_USCORED=1_75_0
+PKGCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
 
-BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de/e2b0b1eac302880461bcbef097171758/boost_1_72_0.tar.gz
+BEEHIVE=https://beehive.molgen.mpg.de//38813f6feb40387dfe90160debd71251/boost_1_75_0.tar.gz
 test -e boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED.tar.gz || wget -nv $BEEHIVE
 test -d boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED || tar -xf boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED.tar.gz
 cd boost_$BOOSTVERSION_USCORED
 
+sed -e "/using python/ s|;|: ${PREFIX}/include/python${PYTHONVERMAIN} ;|" \
+      -i bootstrap.sh
+
 ./bootstrap.sh \
-  --prefix=$PREFIX
+	--with-toolset=gcc \
+	--with-icu \
+	--with-python=$PREFIX/bin/python3 \
+	--with-libraries=filesystem || exit 1
 
 ./b2 \
   -j $NPROC \
-  --prefix=$PREFIX \
-  --enable-shared \
-  --with-filesystem \
-  --build-type=minimal \
-  install
-
-# someday I'll find out how to set LDFLAGS in boost
-(
-  cd $PREFIX/lib
-  for SO in *$BOOSTVERSION ; do
-    patchelf --set-rpath $PREFIX/lib $SO
-  done
-)
+	--layout=system \
+	--build-dir=build-python3 \
+	--prefix=$PREFIX \
+	--libdir=$PREFIX/lib \
+	--build-type=minimal \
+	toolset=gcc \
+	variant=release \
+	debug-symbols=off \
+	link=shared \
+	threading=multi \
+	runtime-link=shared \
+	python=$PYTHONVERMAIN \
+	cflags="$PKGCFLAGS" \
+	cxxflags="$PKGCFLAGS" \
+	install || exit 1
+
 cd ..
 
 #BEEHIVE=https://inkscape.org/gallery/item/31668/inkscape-1.1.2.tar.xz