diff --git a/devel/boost_build/Makefile b/devel/boost_build/Makefile
index ce2834fc4aa2..1484f4d11866 100644
--- a/devel/boost_build/Makefile
+++ b/devel/boost_build/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 # Created by: Bruce M. Simpson
 
 PORTNAME=	boost_build
-DISTVERSION=	4.3.0.20201229
+DISTVERSION=	4.8.2.20220318
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	fluffy@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Extensible cross-platform build tool suite
 
 LICENSE=	BSL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/bjam:devel/boost-jam
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang python:test shebangfix tar:bzip2
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	boostorg
 GH_PROJECT=	build
-GH_TAGNAME=	29baa79
+GH_TAGNAME=	d4352f0
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	b2
 
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.py
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 do-build:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" CXX="${CXX}" ./bootstrap.sh
 
 do-install:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ./b2 toolset=${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE} install --prefix=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}
 
 do-test: # test target fails: https://github.com/boostorg/build/issues/698
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ./b2 toolset=${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE} test --prefix=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/boost_build/distinfo b/devel/boost_build/distinfo
index 5d43bb323dd0..25a8eb09c804 100644
--- a/devel/boost_build/distinfo
+++ b/devel/boost_build/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1609351082
-SHA256 (boostorg-build-4.3.0.20201229-29baa79_GH0.tar.gz) = 88d8cc22bc1fc8ce5e777e08a0635a75e7ba2c6cc54bd795a20751096b931fcd
-SIZE (boostorg-build-4.3.0.20201229-29baa79_GH0.tar.gz) = 1125544
+TIMESTAMP = 1649933736
+SHA256 (boostorg-build-4.8.2.20220318-d4352f0_GH0.tar.gz) = b5b223512e3e25d90aac49f176951ddf59d563f72b4cebb9c837708cd818235f
+SIZE (boostorg-build-4.8.2.20220318-d4352f0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1144529