diff --git a/build.jam b/build.jam
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c573ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright René Ferdinand Rivera Morell 2023-2024
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+require-b2 5.2 ;
+
+constant boost_dependencies :
+    /boost/config//boost_config ;
+
+project /boost/assert
+    : common-requirements
+        <include>include
+    ;
+
+explicit
+    [ alias boost_assert : : : : <library>$(boost_dependencies) ]
+    [ alias all : boost_assert test ]
+    ;
+
+call-if : boost-library assert
+    ;
+
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index ffe840e..9894dc1 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import testing ;
 
 project : requirements
+  <library>/boost/core//boost_core
+
   <warnings>extra
   <toolset>msvc:<warnings-as-errors>on
   <toolset>clang:<warnings-as-errors>on