diff --git a/ports/boost-gil/vcpkg.json b/ports/boost-gil/vcpkg.json
index 2f3d1c8e81..991dc51d6e 100644
--- a/ports/boost-gil/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/boost-gil/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "boost-gil",
   "version": "1.77.0",
+  "port-version": 1,
   "description": "Boost gil module",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/boostorg/gil",
   "dependencies": [
@@ -8,10 +9,6 @@
     "boost-concept-check",
     "boost-config",
     "boost-core",
-    {
-      "name": "boost-filesystem",
-      "platform": "!uwp"
-    },
     "boost-integer",
     "boost-iterator",
     "boost-mp11",
diff --git a/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1 b/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1
index 902d864495..7a32a0a8c3 100644
--- a/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1
+++ b/scripts/boost/generate-ports.ps1
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ $portVersions = @{
     #e.g. "boost-asio" = 1;
     "boost"                      = 1;
     "boost-config"               = 2;
+    "boost-gil"                  = 1;
     "boost-iostreams"            = 1;
     "boost-modular-build-helper" = 1;
     "boost-odeint"               = 1;
@@ -508,6 +509,12 @@ foreach ($library in $libraries) {
         "    [unknown] " + $($usedLibraries | Where-Object { $foundLibraries -notcontains $_ })
 
         $deps = @($usedLibraries | Where-Object { $foundLibraries -contains $_ })
+        # break unnecessary dependencies
+        $deps = @($deps | ? {
+            -not (
+                ($library -eq 'gil' -and $_ -eq 'filesystem') # PR #20575
+            )
+        })
         $deps = @($deps | ForEach-Object { GeneratePortDependency $_ })
         $deps += @("boost-vcpkg-helpers")
 
diff --git a/versions/b-/boost-gil.json b/versions/b-/boost-gil.json
index 4b38949a22..d81ef54fea 100644
--- a/versions/b-/boost-gil.json
+++ b/versions/b-/boost-gil.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "d6607eb56e9f61771dbd6915d2e5d4b3b2976a7e",
+      "version": "1.77.0",
+      "port-version": 1
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "2f4d4429e10ce2721dc48a01588fbf200c683bc5",
       "version": "1.77.0",
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index c0f6c9ba32..f5a50b541d 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
     },
     "boost-gil": {
       "baseline": "1.77.0",
-      "port-version": 0
+      "port-version": 1
     },
     "boost-graph": {
       "baseline": "1.77.0",