diff --git a/SPECS/source-highlight.spec b/SPECS/source-highlight.spec
index 9d56447..b7fb9d5 100644
--- a/SPECS/source-highlight.spec
+++ b/SPECS/source-highlight.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Produces a document with syntax highlighting
 Name: source-highlight
 Version: 3.1.8
-Release: 16%{?dist}
+Release: 17%{?dist}
 Group: Development/Tools
 License: GPLv3+
 Source0: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/src-highlite/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Summary: Development files for source-highlight
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: pkgconfig
+# For linking against source-higlight using pkgconfig
+Requires: boost-devel
 
 %description devel
 Development files for source-highlight
@@ -97,6 +99,9 @@ fi
 %{_includedir}/srchilite/*.h
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 02 2020 Felipe Borges <feborges@redhat.com> - 3.1.8-17
+- Add boost-devel dependecy to devel package (#1718480)
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.8-16
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild