diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/votca/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/votca/package.py
index e0edcfefc95..141d2141a36 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/votca/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/votca/package.py
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ class Votca(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("expat")
     depends_on("fftw-api@3")
     depends_on("eigen@3.3:")
-    depends_on("boost")
+    depends_on("boost+filesystem+system+regex+timer")
+    depends_on("boost@1.71:")
+    depends_on("boost@1.71:1.84", when="@=2024")
+    depends_on("boost@1.71:1.82", when="@:2023")
     depends_on("mkl", when="+mkl")
     depends_on("hdf5+cxx~mpi")
     depends_on("gromacs~mpi@5.1:")