diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
index f64c3474e..d94be2d67 100644
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=boost
-$(package)_version=1_78_0
+$(package)_version=1_79_0
 $(package)_download_path=https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/$(subst _,.,$($(package)_version))/source/
 $(package)_file_name=boost_$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=8681f175d4bdb26c52222665793eef08490d7758529330f98d3b29dd0735bccc
+$(package)_sha256_hash=475d589d51a7f8b3ba2ba4eda022b170e562ca3b760ee922c146b6c65856ef39
 $(package)_dependencies=native_b2
 
 ifneq ($(host_os),darwin)
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 3784e076e..7229f33e6 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ Build system
 
 - `zcutil/build.sh` now automatically runs `zcutil/clean.sh` to remove
   files created by previous builds. We previously recommended to do this
-  manually.
\ No newline at end of file
+  manually.
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+- The `boost` and `native_b2` dependencies have been updated to version 1.79.0
diff --git a/qa/zcash/postponed-updates.txt b/qa/zcash/postponed-updates.txt
index c3e02546b..af222d4e2 100644
--- a/qa/zcash/postponed-updates.txt
+++ b/qa/zcash/postponed-updates.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ libcxx 14.0.0 2022-05-01
 libcxx 14.0.1 2022-05-01
 native_rust 1.60.0 2022-05-01
 
-# Postponed until after 4.7.0 release
-boost 1.79.0 2022-05-01
-native_b2 1.79.0 2022-05-01
-
 # We're never updating to this version
 bdb 18.1.40 2024-02-01