diff --git a/libs/boost/DETAILS b/libs/boost/DETAILS
index 857d86121f2..14e4e1c7462 100644
--- a/libs/boost/DETAILS
+++ b/libs/boost/DETAILS
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
           MODULE=boost
-         VERSION=1_52_0
-          SOURCE=$MODULE\_$VERSION.tar.bz2
-SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$MODULE\_$VERSION
+         VERSION=1_53_0
+          SOURCE=${MODULE}_$VERSION.tar.bz2
+SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/${MODULE}_$VERSION
       SOURCE_URL=$SFORGE_URL/$MODULE/
-      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:cddd6b4526a09152ddc5db856463eaa1dc29c5d9
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:e6dd1b62ceed0a51add3dda6f3fc3ce0f636a7f3
         WEB_SITE=http://www.boost.org
          ENTERED=20041115
-         UPDATED=20121213
+         UPDATED=20130420
            SHORT="A cross-platform supplement to the C++ standard library"
 
 cat << EOF