diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66efa914519e0f83689a510075aad3a21af98e8e..70a9a5ef82abb468b32d44984a8b206b50965baa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cross-compilation of the basic ros-comm packages.
   * Andreas Hildisch, BMW Car IT GmbH <andreas.hildisch@bmw-carit.de>
   * William <william@friedcircuits.us>
   * Kristof Robot <krirobo@gmail.com>
+  * Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
 
 
 ## HOW TO CONTRIBUTE ##
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ cross-compilation of the basic ros-comm packages.
   branch: master  
   revision: HEAD  
 
+ bitbake > 1.20
+
 ## DEPENDENCIES ON RECENT COMMITS ##
 
   cv-bridge and dependent recipes, e.g., the image-transport recipes, depend on
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ cross-compilation of the basic ros-comm packages.
   Some recipes that need the Eigen library, e.g., the pcl-ros recipe, depend on
   424e3c1b930c0103c2cedfd4df1671e84a5256d5@meta-openembedded.
 
+  Using wildcards in bbappend versions part in name depends on
+  31bc9af9cd56e7b318924869970e850993fafc5f@bitbake and
+  991cbeedbde8bd25ce08c669b1bfac8b99e33149@bitbake
 
 ## INSTALLATION ##
 
diff --git a/recipes-support/boost/boost_%.bbappend b/recipes-support/boost/boost_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/boost/boost_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PACKAGECONFIG_append = " python"
diff --git a/recipes-support/boost/boost_1.54.0.bbappend b/recipes-support/boost/boost_1.54.0.bbappend
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--- a/recipes-support/boost/boost_1.54.0.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGECONFIG ?= "python"