diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
index 06e752d199c..08eff226b09 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-argonavis/package.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class CbtfArgonavis(Package):
             git='https://github.com/OpenSpeedShop/cbtf-argonavis.git')
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.0.2:", type='build')
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:boost@1.59.0")
     depends_on("papi")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
     depends_on("cbtf")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
index efcd7200d83..7ec1b7a5413 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf-krell/package.py
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class CbtfKrell(Package):
     depends_on("binutils@2.24+krellpatch")
 
     # collectionTool
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
-    depends_on("dyninst@8.2.1:")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
+    depends_on("dyninst@9.2.0")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
 
     depends_on("xerces-c@3.1.1:")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
index a711a918caa..6ce243d89d9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cbtf/package.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Cbtf(Package):
             description="build only the runtime libraries and collectors.")
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.0.2:", type='build')
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
     depends_on("mrnet@5.0.1:+lwthreads")
     depends_on("xerces-c@3.1.1:")
     # Work around for spack libxml2 package bug, take off python when fixed
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
index c9707f760cc..25336627dc4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openspeedshop/package.py
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ class Openspeedshop(Package):
     depends_on("libelf")
     depends_on("libdwarf")
     depends_on("sqlite")
-    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:")
-    depends_on("dyninst@9.1.0:")
+    depends_on("boost@1.50.0:1.59.0")
+    depends_on("dyninst@9.2.0")
     depends_on("libxml2+python")
     depends_on("qt@3.3.8b+krellpatch")