diff --git a/include/boost/version.hpp b/include/boost/version.hpp
index 2b46153c..6c18adc3 100644
--- a/include/boost/version.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/version.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 //
 //  BOOST_LIB_VERSION must be defined to be the same as BOOST_VERSION
 //  but as a *string* in the form "x_y" where x is the major version
-//  number and y is the minor version number.  This is used by
-//  <config/auto_link.hpp> to select which library version to link to.
+//  number and y is the minor version number, or in the form "x_y_z"
+//  where z is the patch version number when the patch version number
+//  is not zero (z > 0).  This is used by <config/auto_link.hpp> to
+//  select which library version to link to.
 
-#define BOOST_LIB_VERSION "1_34"
+#define BOOST_LIB_VERSION "1_34_1"
 
 #endif