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diff --git a/gnu/packages/boost.scm b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
index cf70a29775..d1b359b2cb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/boost.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/boost.scm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 (define-public boost
   (package
     (name "boost")
-    (version "1.66.0")
+    (version "1.68.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                     ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1aaw48cmimsskzgiclwn0iifp62a5iw9cbqrhfari876af1828ap"))
+                "1dyqsr9yb01y0nnjdq9b8q5s2kvhxbayk34832k5cpzn7jy30qbz"))
               (patches (search-patches "boost-fix-icu-build.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("icu4c" ,icu4c)
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
                    (out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
                (substitute* '("libs/config/configure"
                               "libs/spirit/classic/phoenix/test/runtest.sh"
-                              "tools/build/doc/bjam.qbk"
                               "tools/build/src/engine/execunix.c"
                               "tools/build/src/engine/Jambase"
                               "tools/build/src/engine/jambase.c")
@@ -100,7 +99,18 @@
                     make-flags)))
          (replace 'install
            (lambda* (#:key make-flags #:allow-other-keys)
-             (apply invoke "./b2" "install" make-flags))))))
+             (apply invoke "./b2" "install" make-flags)))
+         (add-after 'install 'provide-libboost_python
+           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
+               ;; Boost can build support for both Python 2 and Python 3 since
+               ;; version 1.67.0, and suffixes each library with the Python
+               ;; version.  Many consumers only check for libboost_python
+               ;; however, so we provide it here as suggested in
+               ;; <https://github.com/boostorg/python/issues/203>.
+               (with-directory-excursion (string-append out "/lib")
+                 (symlink "libboost_python27.so" "libboost_python.so"))
+               #t))))))
 
     (home-page "https://www.boost.org")
     (synopsis "Peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries")