diff --git a/Jamroot b/Jamroot
index 3ccbb9d731..6c78aec8da 100644
--- a/Jamroot
+++ b/Jamroot
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ import threadapi-feature ;
 import option ;
 
 path-constant BOOST_ROOT : . ;
-constant BOOST_VERSION : 1.69.0 ;
+constant BOOST_VERSION : 1.70.0 ;
 constant BOOST_JAMROOT_MODULE : $(__name__) ;
 
 boostcpp.set-version $(BOOST_VERSION) ;
diff --git a/more/getting_started/detail/release-variables.rst b/more/getting_started/detail/release-variables.rst
index 83b4b1c019..c33b467086 100644
--- a/more/getting_started/detail/release-variables.rst
+++ b/more/getting_started/detail/release-variables.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 .. This file contains all the definitions that need to be updated
 .. for each new release of Boost.
 
-.. |boost-version-number| replace:: 69
-.. |boost_ver| replace:: ``boost_1_69_0``
-.. |boost_ver-bold| replace:: **boost_1_69_0**
+.. |boost-version-number| replace:: 70
+.. |boost_ver| replace:: ``boost_1_70_0``
+.. |boost_ver-bold| replace:: **boost_1_70_0**
 
-.. _sf-download: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_69_0.html
+.. _sf-download: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_70_0.html