diff --git a/dmlite.spec b/dmlite.spec
index 9e9946b..d6df58a 100644
--- a/dmlite.spec
+++ b/dmlite.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:					dmlite
 Version:				0.7.6
-Release:				2%{?dist}
+Release:				3%{?dist}
 Summary:				Lcgdm grid data management and storage framework
 Group:					Applications/Internet
 License:				ASL 2.0
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ Patch0:				        patch_memcache_fix.patch
 Patch1:					%{name}-shell-location.patch
 Buildroot:				%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 10 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 6
-BuildRequires:			boost-devel >= 1.41.0
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 17 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
+BuildRequires:                  boost-devel >= 1.48.0
 %else
-BuildRequires:			boost141-devel
+BuildRequires:                  boost148-devel >= 1.48.0
 %endif
 BuildRequires:			cmake
 BuildRequires:			cppunit-devel
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ This package contains the man pages and HTML documentation for dmlite.
 Summary:			Private development libraries and headers for dmlite
 Group:				Applications/Internet
 Requires:			%{name}-devel%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 10 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 6
-Requires:			boost-devel >= 1.41.0
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 17 || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
+BuildRequires:                  boost-devel >= 1.48.0
 %else
-Requires:			boost141-devel
+BuildRequires:                  boost148-devel >= 1.48.0
 %endif
 
 %description private-devel
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/dmlite.conf.d/adapter.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 04 2016  Andrea Manzi <amanzi@cern.ch> - 0.7.6-3
+- moved to boost 1.4.8 on SL5/SL6
+
 * Tue May 03 2016  Andrea Manzi <amanzi@cern.ch> - 0.7.6-2
 - new upstream release
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 771585e..d7bd71a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bafe60925b26168eb77dd2308284aee4  dmlite-0.7.6.tar.gz
+5d36537d63591303b22dc5b1d6db4431  dmlite-0.7.6.tar.gz