diff --git a/CMakeModules/Boost/BoostConfig.cmake b/CMakeModules/Boost/BoostConfig.cmake
index a5e01f2d5..bbd77eb75 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/Boost/BoostConfig.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/Boost/BoostConfig.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Using custom FindBoost config")
 
 find_package(Boost 1.58 REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${Boost_FIND_COMPONENTS})
+IF("${Boost_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "1.70")
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Boost version must be at least 1.58 and at most 1.69 .")
+ENDIF()
 
 #  Inject `pthread` dependency to Boost if needed
 if (UNIX AND NOT CYGWIN)