diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eb6ba3896601515a2b12d13f97a18cef43f902b..4047ae502afa82d55435954f31597272f7cef72e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ rosbuild_genmsg()
 #uncomment if you have defined services
 #rosbuild_gensrv()
 
+rosbuild_add_boost_directories()
+
 #common commands for building c++ executables and libraries
 #rosbuild_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} src/example.cpp)
 #target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} another_library)
diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index e579f57e88d9da808276415247109decdc08ed44..0046dbff34bc24e79717f2cedeb6488ffcb37b7d 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   <review status="unreviewed" notes=""/>
   <url>http://ros.org/wiki/dynamic-graph-bridge</url>
 
+  <rosdep name="boost"/>
+
   <depend package="std_msgs"/>
   <depend package="roscpp"/>
   <depend package="geometry_msgs"/>