diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
index 5aae854ab1..73b9a2f6e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     env:
-      boost_version: 1.83.0
-      BOOST_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/boost_1_83_0
+      boost_version: 1.84.0
+      BOOST_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/boost-1.84.0
       RIME_PLUGINS: ${{ inputs.rime_plugins }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout last commit
@@ -43,14 +43,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
-            ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}.tar.bz2
+            ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}.tar.xz
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-boost-${{ env.boost_version }}
 
       - name: Extract Boost source tarball
         if: steps.cache-boost.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
         run: |
           pushd deps
-          tar --bzip2 -xf ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}.tar.bz2
+          tar -xJf ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}.tar.xz
+          cd ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}
+          ./bootstrap.sh
+          ./b2 headers
           popd
 
       - name: Install Boost
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index a7b4c5f89c..f5f1a12948 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
           - { compiler: msvc, cc: cl, cxx: cl }
           - { compiler: clang, cc: clang, cxx: clang++ }
     env:
-      boost_version: 1.83.0
-      BOOST_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}\deps\boost_1_83_0
+      boost_version: 1.84.0
+      BOOST_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}\deps\boost-1.84.0
       RIME_PLUGINS: ${{ inputs.rime_plugins }}
 
     steps:
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
           $envfile = ".\env.bat"
           $envcontent = @"
             set RIME_ROOT=%CD%
-            if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost_1_83_0
             set CXX=${{ matrix.cxx }}
             set CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
             set CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja
@@ -74,12 +73,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download Boost source
         if: steps.cache-boost-src.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
-          aria2c https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.83.0/source/boost_1_83_0.7z -d deps
+          aria2c /~https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${{ env.boost_version }}/boost-${{ env.boost_version }}.7z -d deps
 
       - name: Extract Boost source tarball
         run: |
           pushd deps
           7z x ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}.7z
+          cd ${{ env.BOOST_ROOT }}
+          .\bootstrap.bat
+          .\b2 headers
           popd
 
       - name: Cache dependencies
diff --git a/README-mac.md b/README-mac.md
index 9c10a4e786..59b8a38ec0 100644
--- a/README-mac.md
+++ b/README-mac.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ third-party dependencies separately.
 ## Install Boost C++ libraries
 
 Boost is a third-party library which librime code heavily depend on.
-These dependencies include a few compiled (non-header-only) Boost libraries.
+These dependencies include a few header-only Boost libraries.
 
 **Option 1 (recommended):** Download and build Boost from source.
 
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ bash install-boost.sh
 ```
 
 The make script will download Boost source tarball, extract it to
-`librime/deps/boost_<version>` and create needed static libraries
-for building macOS uinversal binary.
+`librime/deps/boost-<version>`.
 
-Set shell variable `BOOST_ROOT` to the path to `boost_<version>` directory prior
+Set shell variable `BOOST_ROOT` to the path to `boost-<version>` directory prior
 to building librime.
 
 ``` sh
-export BOOST_ROOT="$(pwd)/deps/boost_1_83_0"
+export BOOST_ROOT="$(pwd)/deps/boost-1.84.0"
 ```
 
 **Option 2:** Install Boost libraries from Homebrew.
diff --git a/env.bat.template b/env.bat.template
index a687714957..432e887224 100644
--- a/env.bat.template
+++ b/env.bat.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rem Customize your build environment and save the modified copy to env.bat
 set RIME_ROOT=%CD%
 
 rem REQUIRED: path to Boost source directory
-if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost_1_83_0
+if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost-1.84.0
 
 rem architecture, Visual Studio version and platform toolset
 set ARCH=Win32
diff --git a/env.vs2019.bat b/env.vs2019.bat
index a687714957..432e887224 100644
--- a/env.vs2019.bat
+++ b/env.vs2019.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rem Customize your build environment and save the modified copy to env.bat
 set RIME_ROOT=%CD%
 
 rem REQUIRED: path to Boost source directory
-if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost_1_83_0
+if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost-1.84.0
 
 rem architecture, Visual Studio version and platform toolset
 set ARCH=Win32
diff --git a/env.vs2022.bat b/env.vs2022.bat
index 0dda233551..d4fa93178d 100644
--- a/env.vs2022.bat
+++ b/env.vs2022.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rem Customize your build environment and save the modified copy to env.bat
 set RIME_ROOT=%CD%
 
 rem REQUIRED: path to Boost source directory
-if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost_1_83_0
+if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost-1.84.0
 
 rem architecture, Visual Studio version and platform toolset
 set ARCH=Win32
diff --git a/install-boost.bat b/install-boost.bat
index ab7b486d7e..5203bbe0fc 100644
--- a/install-boost.bat
+++ b/install-boost.bat
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ setlocal
 
 if not defined RIME_ROOT set RIME_ROOT=%CD%
 
-if not defined boost_version set boost_version=1.83.0
-set boost_x_y_z=%boost_version:.=_%
+if not defined boost_version set boost_version=1.84.0
 
-if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost_%boost_x_y_z%
+if not defined BOOST_ROOT set BOOST_ROOT=%RIME_ROOT%\deps\boost-%boost_version%
 
-if exist "%BOOST_ROOT%\boost" goto boost_found
+if exist "%BOOST_ROOT%\libs" goto boost_found
 for %%I in ("%BOOST_ROOT%\.") do set src_dir=%%~dpI
 rem download boost source
-aria2c https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/%boost_version%/source/boost_%boost_x_y_z%.7z -d %src_dir%
+aria2c /~https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-%boost_version%/boost-%boost_version%.7z -d %src_dir%
 pushd %src_dir%
-7z x boost_%boost_x_y_z%.7z
+7z x boost-%boost_version%.7z
+cd boost-%boost_version%
+.\bootstrap.bat
+.\b2 headers
 popd
 :boost_found
 
diff --git a/install-boost.sh b/install-boost.sh
index ef442a371d..f3ac91bbbf 100755
--- a/install-boost.sh
+++ b/install-boost.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@ set -ex
 
 RIME_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd)"
 
-boost_version="${boost_version=1.83.0}"
-boost_x_y_z="${boost_version//./_}"
+boost_version="${boost_version=1.84.0}"
 
-BOOST_ROOT="${BOOST_ROOT=${RIME_ROOT}/deps/boost_${boost_x_y_z}}"
+BOOST_ROOT="${BOOST_ROOT=${RIME_ROOT}/deps/boost-${boost_version}}"
 
-boost_tarball="boost_${boost_x_y_z}.tar.bz2"
-download_url="https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/${boost_version}/source/${boost_tarball}"
-boost_tarball_sha256sum_1_83_0='6478edfe2f3305127cffe8caf73ea0176c53769f4bf1585be237eb30798c3b8e  boost_1_83_0.tar.bz2'
-boost_tarball_sha256sum="${boost_tarball_sha256sum=${boost_tarball_sha256sum_1_83_0}}"
+boost_tarball="boost-${boost_version}.tar.xz"
+download_url="/~https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${boost_version}/${boost_tarball}"
+boost_tarball_sha256sum="2e64e5d79a738d0fa6fb546c6e5c2bd28f88d268a2a080546f74e5ff98f29d0e  ${boost_tarball}"
 
 download_boost_source() {
     cd "${RIME_ROOT}/deps"
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ download_boost_source() {
         curl -LO "${download_url}"
     fi
     echo "${boost_tarball_sha256sum}" | shasum -a 256 -c
-    tar --bzip2 -xf "${boost_tarball}"
+    tar -xJf "${boost_tarball}"
     [[ -f "${BOOST_ROOT}/bootstrap.sh" ]]
 }
 
@@ -29,4 +27,7 @@ if [[ $# -eq 0 || " $* " =~ ' --download ' ]]; then
     else
         echo "found boost at ${BOOST_ROOT}"
     fi
+    cd "${BOOST_ROOT}"
+    ./bootstrap.sh
+    ./b2 headers
 fi