diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
index b2232b7f6b..7318a175b1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Boost(Package):
     maintainers = ['hainest']
 
     version('develop', branch='develop', submodules=True)
+    version('1.79.0', sha256='475d589d51a7f8b3ba2ba4eda022b170e562ca3b760ee922c146b6c65856ef39')
     version('1.78.0', sha256='8681f175d4bdb26c52222665793eef08490d7758529330f98d3b29dd0735bccc')
     version('1.77.0', sha256='fc9f85fc030e233142908241af7a846e60630aa7388de9a5fafb1f3a26840854')
     version('1.76.0', sha256='f0397ba6e982c4450f27bf32a2a83292aba035b827a5623a14636ea583318c41')