diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0bb217..b98ab09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 build*/
 subprojects/*
 !subprojects/*.wrap
+!subprojects/packagefiles
 # indirect dependencies should be ignored
 subprojects/fmt.wrap
 subprojects/function2.wrap
diff --git a/subprojects/boost.wrap b/subprojects/boost.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49a32b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/boost.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = boost_1_84_0
+
+source_url = https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.84.0/source/boost_1_84_0.tar.bz2
+source_hash = cc4b893acf645c9d4b698e9a0f08ca8846aa5d6c68275c14c3e7949c24109454
+source_filename = 1_84_0.tar.bz2
+
+patch_directory = boost
+
+[provide]
+boost = boost_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2caabf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/boost/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+project('boost',
+    'cpp',
+    version : '1.84.0',
+    license : 'Boost'
+)
+
+boost_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories : include_directories('.'),
+)
+
+meson.override_dependency('boost', boost_dep)