diff --git a/devel/boost-python-libs/Makefile b/devel/boost-python-libs/Makefile
index 3b073f4890ad2..f1b6c6662bd41 100644
--- a/devel/boost-python-libs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/boost-python-libs/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	bjam:devel/boost-jam \
 		${PYNUMPY}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_thread.so:devel/boost-libs
 
-USES=		python:3.8-3.11  # upper bound inherited from math/py-numpy
+USES=		python:3.8-3.10  # upper bound inherited from math/py-numpy
 USE_PYTHON=	flavors
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEBUG OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS