diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b09c983..5f25a5c 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 AX_THRIFT_LIB(cpp, [C++], yes)
 have_cpp=no
 if test "$with_cpp" = "yes";  then
-  AX_BOOST_BASE([1.53.0])
+  AX_BOOST_BASE([1.56.0])
   if test "x$succeeded" = "xyes" ; then
     AC_SUBST([BOOST_LIB_DIR], [$(echo "$BOOST_LDFLAGS" | sed -e 's/^\-L//')])
     AC_SUBST([BOOST_CHRONO_LDADD], [$(echo "$BOOST_LIB_DIR/libboost_chrono.a")])