diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 7ee6420c0..e226c1709 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ For troubleshooting help see https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/wiki/InstallationT
 
 Build system dependencies are:
 
- * C++ compiler supporting `-std=c++11` (like >= g++ 4.8 or >= clang++ 3.4)
+ * C++ compiler supporting `-std=c++14` (like >= g++ 4.8 or >= clang++ 3.4)
  * >= 2 GB RAM (> 5 GB for g++)
  * Python 2.4-2.7 
- * Scons (a copy is bundled)
+ * Scons (a copy is bundled) or CMake >= 3.15 see [docs/cmake-usage.md](./docs/cmake-usage.md)
 
 Mapnik Core depends on:
 
  * Boost
-    - >= 1.47 is required and >= 1.56 recommended
+    - >= 1.73 is required
     - These libraries are used:
       - filesystem
       - system
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Mapnik Core optionally depends on:
  * libjpeg - JPEG graphics (Default enabled, if found)
  * libtiff - TIFF graphics (Default enabled, if found)
  * libwebp - WEBP graphics  (Default enabled, if found)
- * libproj - PROJ.4 projection library (Default enabled, if found)
+ * libproj >= 7.2.0 - PROJ projection library (Default enabled, if found)
 
 Additional optional dependencies:
 
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 67f647272..9df2c5f9f 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SCONS_CONFIGURE_CACHE = 'config.cache'
 SCONF_TEMP_DIR = '.sconf_temp'
 # auto-search directories for boost libs/headers
 BOOST_SEARCH_PREFIXES = ['/usr/local','/opt/local','/sw','/usr',]
-BOOST_MIN_VERSION = '1.61'
+BOOST_MIN_VERSION = '1.73'
 #CAIRO_MIN_VERSION = '1.8.0'
 PROJ_MIN_VERSION = (7, 2, 0)
 PROJ_MIN_VERSION_STRING = "%s.%s.%s" % PROJ_MIN_VERSION
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake b/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake
index b4ae45924..4c08d37a3 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.61)
+set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.73)
 set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION 0.9.34)
 set(PROJ_MIN_VERSION 7.2.0)