diff --git a/cmake/FairMQDependencies.cmake b/cmake/FairMQDependencies.cmake
index 0b5d6a0f..e965a307 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQDependencies.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ if(BUILD_FAIRMQ OR BUILD_TIDY_TOOL)
   find_package2(PUBLIC Boost REQUIRED VERSION 1.66
     COMPONENTS container program_options filesystem date_time regex
   )
+
+  # Check Boost.Process compatibility
+  # Boost 1.88 has broken Boost.Process v2 without v1 compatibility headers
+  # Boost 1.89+ provides <boost/process/v1.hpp> for the old API
+  if(Boost_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "1.88.0")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Boost version 1.88 is not supported due to Boost.Process API changes. "
+                        "Please use Boost < 1.88 or >= 1.89")
+  endif()
+
+  if(Boost_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "1.89")
+    set(FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER ON CACHE INTERNAL "Use boost/process/v1.hpp for Boost >= 1.89")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_FAIRMQ)
diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index df7d4d90..b993f652 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ if(BUILD_FAIRMQ)
     FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_FILESYSTEM=${FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_FILESYSTEM}
     FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_PMR=${FAIRMQ_HAS_STD_PMR}
   )
+  if(FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER)
+    target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER)
+  endif()
   if(DEFINED FAIRMQ_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_AUTOBIND)
     # translate CMake boolean (TRUE, FALSE, 0, 1, OFF, ON) into C++ boolean literal (true, false)
     if(FAIRMQ_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_AUTOBIND)
diff --git a/fairmq/shmem/Manager.cxx b/fairmq/shmem/Manager.cxx
index 5d319f54..efdbf094 100644
--- a/fairmq/shmem/Manager.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/shmem/Manager.cxx
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
 // Needed to compile-firewall the <boost/process/async.hpp> header because it
 // interferes with the <asio/buffer.hpp> header. So, let's factor
 // the whole dependency to Boost.Process out of the header.
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+#include <boost/process/v1.hpp>
+namespace bp = boost::process::v1;
+#else
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
+namespace bp = boost::process;
+#endif
 #include <fairlogger/Logger.h>
 
 namespace fair::mq::shmem {
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ bool Manager::SpawnShmMonitor(const std::string& id)
         path.emplace(path.begin(), env.at(fairmq_path_key).to_string());
     }
 
-    auto exe(boost::process::search_path(shmmonitor_exe_name, path));
+    auto exe(bp::search_path(shmmonitor_exe_name, path));
     if (exe.empty()) {
         LOG(warn) << "could not find " << shmmonitor_exe_name << " in \"$" << fairmq_path_key
                   << ":$PATH\"";
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ bool Manager::SpawnShmMonitor(const std::string& id)
     bool verbose(env.count(shmmonitor_verbose_key)
                  && env.at(shmmonitor_verbose_key).to_string() == "true");
 
-    boost::process::spawn(
+    bp::spawn(
         exe, "-x", "-m", "--shmid", id, "-d", "-t", "2000", (verbose ? "--verbose" : ""), env);
 
     return true;
diff --git a/fairmq/tools/Process.cxx b/fairmq/tools/Process.cxx
index b76adfbf..046d1dae 100644
--- a/fairmq/tools/Process.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/tools/Process.cxx
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 #include <fairmq/tools/Strings.h>
 
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+#include <boost/process/v1.hpp>
+#else
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <chrono>
 #include <csignal>   // kill, signals
 #include <iostream>
@@ -20,7 +24,11 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 using namespace std;
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+namespace bp = boost::process::v1;
+#else
 namespace bp = boost::process;
+#endif
 namespace ba = boost::asio;
 namespace bs = boost::system;
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a3dd6547..52721c3b 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ if(FairLogger_VERSION VERSION_LESS 1.9.0 AND FairLogger_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_
   LIST(APPEND definitions FAIR_MIN_SEVERITY=trace)
 endif()
 
+if(FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER)
+  LIST(APPEND definitions FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER)
+endif()
+
 if(definitions)
   set(definitions DEFINITIONS ${definitions})
 endif()
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ add_testsuite(Device
              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device
              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
     TIMEOUT 20
+    ${definitions}
     ${environment}
 )
 
diff --git a/test/device/_error_state.cxx b/test/device/_error_state.cxx
index 046ac61f..0984289b 100644
--- a/test/device/_error_state.cxx
+++ b/test/device/_error_state.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 #include "runner.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+#include <boost/process/v1.hpp>
+#else
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <fairmq/tools/Process.h>
 #include <fairmq/tools/Unique.h>
 #include <fairmq/Device.h>
diff --git a/test/device/_exceptions.cxx b/test/device/_exceptions.cxx
index a430f015..29b51a5d 100644
--- a/test/device/_exceptions.cxx
+++ b/test/device/_exceptions.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 #include "runner.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+#include <boost/process/v1.hpp>
+#else
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <fairmq/tools/Process.h>
 #include <fairmq/tools/Unique.h>
 
diff --git a/test/device/_signals.cxx b/test/device/_signals.cxx
index 5799b8ab..3fafe679 100644
--- a/test/device/_signals.cxx
+++ b/test/device/_signals.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 #include "runner.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#ifdef FAIRMQ_BOOST_PROCESS_V1_HEADER
+#include <boost/process/v1.hpp>
+#else
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <fairmq/tools/Unique.h>
 #include <fairmq/tools/Process.h>