diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-build.yml
index f3000d3671..08be5775e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-build.yml
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         shared: ["shared", "static"]
-        boost: [
-        # "boost",
-        "stdfs"]
+        boost: ["boost", "stdfs"]
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -141,9 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         shared: ["shared", "static"]
-        boost: [
-        # "boost",
-        "stdfs"]
+        boost: ["boost", "stdfs"]
         mpi: ["serial", "mpi"]
     runs-on: macos-10.15
     steps:
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index b25ebeaba1..5a3f6de1ca 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ def build_requirements(self):
     def config_options(self):
         if self.settings.os == "Windows":
             del self.options.with_mpi
-            del self.options.with_boost
-        if self.settings.os == "Macos":
-            del self.options.with_boost
 
     def configure(self):
         if self.options.get_safe("with_mpi", False):
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ def requirements(self):
             elif self.settings.os == "Macos":
                 self.requires("boost/1.77.0")
             else:
-                self.requires("boost/1.77.0@#35c2c19753eaadacfb846c7198919da7")
+                self.requires("boost/1.77.0")
         if self.options.get_safe("with_mpi", False):
             self.requires("openmpi/4.1.0")
 
diff --git a/src/h5cpp/datatype/factory.hpp b/src/h5cpp/datatype/factory.hpp
index dc786ed58a..7754713952 100644
--- a/src/h5cpp/datatype/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/h5cpp/datatype/factory.hpp
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ namespace datatype {
 //! \brief factory function for creating data types
 //!
 template<typename T>
-typename TypeTrait<typename std::remove_const<T>::type>::TypeClass create(const T &v = T()) {
+typename TypeTrait<typename std::remove_const<T>::type>::TypeClass create(const T &v = T{}) {
   return TypeTrait<typename std::remove_const<T>::type>::create(v);
 }
 //!
 //! \brief factory function for getting reference of data types
 //!
 template<typename T>
-const Datatype & get(const T &v = T()) {
+const Datatype & get(const T &v = T{}) {
   return TypeTrait<typename std::remove_const<T>::type>::get(v);
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class DLL_EXPORT DatatypeHolder
   //! @return data type reference for data type object
   //!
   template<typename T>
-    const Datatype & get(const T & v = T());
+    const Datatype & get(const T & v = T{});
 
  private:
       Datatype instance;
diff --git a/test/attribute/attribute_multidim_io_test.cpp b/test/attribute/attribute_multidim_io_test.cpp
index 3b1a04eb8d..ea1fcb32f9 100644
--- a/test/attribute/attribute_multidim_io_test.cpp
+++ b/test/attribute/attribute_multidim_io_test.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ SCENARIO("multidimensional attribute IO") {
         }
       }
     }
+
+    AND_GIVEN("a 3 const element array") {
+      using uint8_const_array = std::array<const std::uint8_t, 3>;
+      using uint8_array = std::array<std::uint8_t, 3>;
+      uint8_const_array write_data{3, 4, 5};
+      THEN("writing this data should work") {
+        REQUIRE_NOTHROW(a.write(write_data));
+        AND_THEN("reading the data back should yield {3,4,5}") {
+          uint8_array read_data;
+          REQUIRE_NOTHROW(a.read(read_data));
+          REQUIRE(write_data[0] == read_data[0]);
+          REQUIRE(write_data[1] == read_data[1]);
+          REQUIRE(write_data[2] == read_data[2]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   GIVEN("an integer attribute with 4 elements") {