diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
index f6e5b503..7801f5cb 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ from telethon.tl.types import (
     InputPeerUser,
     InputStickerSetEmpty,
     InputUser,
+    MessageActionBoostApply,
     MessageActionChannelCreate,
     MessageActionChatAddUser,
     MessageActionChatCreate,
@@ -3651,6 +3652,18 @@ class Portal(DBPortal, BasePortal):
                     ),
                 ),
             )
+        elif isinstance(action, MessageActionBoostApply):
+            await self._send_message(
+                sender.intent_for(self),
+                TextMessageEventContent(
+                    msgtype=MessageType.EMOTE,
+                    body=(
+                        "boosted the group"
+                        if action.boosts == 1
+                        else f"boosted the group {action.boosts} times"
+                    ),
+                ),
+            )
         elif isinstance(action, MessageActionGameScore):
             # TODO handle game score
             pass
diff --git a/optional-requirements.txt b/optional-requirements.txt
index 09ccd018..2def256b 100644
--- a/optional-requirements.txt
+++ b/optional-requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ qrcode>=6,<8
 phonenumbers>=8,<9
 
 #/metrics
-prometheus_client>=0.6,<0.20
+prometheus_client>=0.6,<0.21
 
 #/e2be
 python-olm>=3,<4
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pycryptodome>=3,<4
 unpaddedbase64>=1,<3
 
 #/sqlite
-aiosqlite>=0.16,<0.20
+aiosqlite>=0.16,<0.21
 
 #/proxy
 python-socks[asyncio]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 832c6e99..8677beac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
 mautrix>=0.20.4,<0.21
-tulir-telethon==1.34.0a3
+tulir-telethon==1.35.0a1
 asyncpg>=0.20,<0.30
 mako>=1,<2
 setuptools