diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index f399a6445ef3a8f396ae08fc85fe3688fd80f5cc..a773f501212cb23d3649aae31c644bd66a259516 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class CaosdbConan(ConanFile):
     default_options = {"shared": False, "fPIC": True}
     generators = "cmake"
     requires = [
-        ("boost/1.77.0"),
         ("grpc/1.39.1"),
     ]
     build_requires = [
+        ("boost/1.77.0"),
         ("gtest/1.11.0"),
     ]
     exports = ("*.cmake", "*CMakeLists.txt", "*.in",
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index eea5b43ec1abbe81632d548a0fd3d6d02e034df1..fd3083fe290b51f78c12838c94bb3cf5b7a5a066 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+* Removed boost from the headers. Boost is only a build dependency from now on.
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed