diff --git a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
index 91d269e547b47e5e4900d05d4165141cee35f263..b702267fcefd7a2873d697f45ccca2de48035879 100644
--- a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
+++ b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spack:
     all:
       require: "%{{ fallback_compiler }}"
     boost:
+      version: [1.84.0]
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     gsl:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
diff --git a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
index 6c334e6ace464fcd298617a364573c26efb71c82..b40cac5059329ab8411e882eafb6270b9b89ed0f 100644
--- a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
+++ b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ spack:
     ninja:
       version: [1.11.1]
     boost:
+      version: [1.84.0]
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     gsl:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"