diff --git a/contrib/eos_portable_archive/eos/portable_archive_exception.hpp b/contrib/eos_portable_archive/eos/portable_archive_exception.hpp
index 719fc004..5af9c802 100644
--- a/contrib/eos_portable_archive/eos/portable_archive_exception.hpp
+++ b/contrib/eos_portable_archive/eos/portable_archive_exception.hpp
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ namespace eos {
 
 	// version of the linked boost archive library
 	const archive_version_type archive_version(
-	#if BOOST_VERSION < 103700
-		boost::archive::ARCHIVE_VERSION()
-	#else
-		boost::archive::BOOST_ARCHIVE_VERSION()
-	#endif
+
+    100 // explicitly fix archive version to make it independent from Boost version
+
+	  //#if BOOST_VERSION < 103700
+	  //	boost::archive::ARCHIVE_VERSION()
+	  //#else
+	  //	boost::archive::BOOST_ARCHIVE_VERSION()
+	  //#endif
 	);
 
 	/**