diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c6f4040..1c62a7cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Version 51
 * Tidy up file_body
 * Fix file_body::get() not setting the more flag correctly
 * Use BOOST_FALLTHROUGH
+* Use BOOST_STRINGIZE
 
 API Changes:
 
diff --git a/include/beast/version.hpp b/include/beast/version.hpp
index a55c38b0..b00085ed 100644
--- a/include/beast/version.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/version.hpp
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 #define BEAST_VERSION_HPP
 
 #include <beast/config.hpp>
-
-#define BEAST_QUOTE(arg) #arg
-#define BEAST_STR(arg) BEAST_QUOTE(arg)
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
 
 /** @def BEAST_API_VERSION 
 
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@
 */
 #define BEAST_VERSION 50
 
-#define BEAST_VERSION_STRING "Beast/" BEAST_STR(BEAST_VERSION)
+#define BEAST_VERSION_STRING "Beast/" BOOST_STRINGIZE(BEAST_VERSION)
 
 #endif