diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.rst b/docs/releasenotes.rst
index 2a6d5a72ff8d72d8d63f6c1df66482d5db94f2e3..bd99173029c73755ef6338700ab721f28eec2918 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ run applications using Debian-only repositories.
 
 **New features/improvements**
 
+* ``common`` role
+
+  * Added parameters ``pip_check_requirements_in`` and
+    ``pip_check_requirements_py3_in`` that can be used for specifying
+    input requirements when checking for available package upgrades
+    for Python virtual environments that are used for the checks
+    themselves. This is particularly helpful in cases where Python
+    version gets deprecated and some packages do not correctly declare
+    the minimum version required, allowing to be more specific to
+    avoid unnecessary warning mails being sent out.
+
 * ``xmpp_server`` role
 
   * Drop dependency on the external (Prosody) package
diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index c9df994ed41c4032b17dbac032bb036569de2490..11db8e3aaaba9d947191c3b2a359ef4502e48f2f 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -416,13 +416,25 @@ Parameters
     - "2.debian.pool.ntp.org"
     - "3.debian.pool.ntp.org"
 
+**pip_check_requirements_in** (list, optional, ``[pip, pip-tools, setuptools, wheel]``)
+  List of Python package requirements inputs to use for checking for
+  package upgrades for the Python 2 virtual environment used to run
+  the check itself. For Python 3, see the dedicated parameter
+  ``pip_check_requirements_py3`` below.
+
 **pip_check_requirements** (list, optional, ``[click==7.0, pip-tools==4.0.0, pip==19.2.3, setuptools==41.2.0, six==1.12.0, wheel==0.33.6]``)
   List of Python package requirements to install in Python 2 virtual
   environment in order to be able to run the ``pip-tools``
   applications as part of pip requirements upgrade checks. This list
   needs to be updated from time to time as the new releases of
   ``pip-tools`` and related packages are coming out. For Python 3, see
-  the dedicatd parameter ``pip_check_requirements_py3`` below.
+  the dedicated parameter ``pip_check_requirements_py3`` below.
+
+**pip_check_requirements_py3_in** (list, optional, ``[pip, pip-tools, setuptools, wheel]``)
+  List of Python package requirements inputs to use for checking for
+  package upgrades for the Python 3 virtual environment used to run
+  the check itself. For Python 2, see the dedicated parameter
+  ``pip_check_requirements`` above.
 
 **pip_check_requirements_py3** (list, optional, ``[click==7.0, pip-tools==3.9.0, pip==19.1.1, setuptools==41.2.0, six==1.12.0, wheel==0.33.6]``)
   List of Python package requirements to install in Python 3 virtual
@@ -430,7 +442,7 @@ Parameters
   applications as part of pip requirements upgrade checks. This list
   needs to be updated from time to time as the new releases of
   ``pip-tools`` and related packages are coming out. For Python 2, see
-  the dedicatd parameter ``pip_check_requirements`` above.
+  the dedicated parameter ``pip_check_requirements`` above.
 
 **pipreqcheck_uid** (integer, optional, ``whatever OS picks``)
   UID for user running the pip requirements upgrade checks. User is created with
diff --git a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index 4e06b099918a64640150f0479bf1454644cf1e96..b600d48294c0cc7d46bafb02cd5afd1bd30ed8f9 100644
--- a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ prompt_id: null
 extra_backup_patterns:
   - "/root"
   - "/home"
+pip_check_requirements_in:
+  - pip
+  - pip-tools
+  - setuptools
+  - wheel
 pip_check_requirements:
   - click==7.1.2
   - pip-tools==5.3.1
@@ -19,6 +24,11 @@ pip_check_requirements:
   - setuptools==44.1.1
   - six==1.15.0
   - wheel==0.35.1
+pip_check_requirements_py3_in:
+  - pip
+  - pip-tools
+  - setuptools
+  - wheel
 pip_check_requirements_py3:
   - click==7.1.2
   - pip-tools==5.3.1
diff --git a/roles/common/files/pipreqcheck_requirements.in b/roles/common/files/pipreqcheck_requirements.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 29fbfc8bab205d660a5e8578723812283f602c09..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/roles/common/files/pipreqcheck_requirements.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-pip
-pip-tools
-setuptools
-wheel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/common/molecule/default/group_vars/parameters-optional.yml b/roles/common/molecule/default/group_vars/parameters-optional.yml
index 6a2cf61badca800a9b8a1764299249ef722c1e9a..347d85e99d96e0c386197303afd709822b25b834 100644
--- a/roles/common/molecule/default/group_vars/parameters-optional.yml
+++ b/roles/common/molecule/default/group_vars/parameters-optional.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ ntp_servers:
 maintenance: true
 maintenance_allowed_hosts:
   - client1
+pip_check_requirements_in:
+  - pip >= 0.2.1
+  - pip-tools >= 0.2.2
+  - setuptools >= 0.2.3
+  - wheel >= 0.2.4
+pip_check_requirements_py3_in:
+  - pip >= 0.3.1
+  - pip-tools >= 0.3.2
+  - setuptools >= 0.3.3
+  - wheel >= 0.3.4
 
 # From backup_client role meta dependency.
 backup_encryption_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/backup_encryption_key') }}"
diff --git a/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py b/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
index f115220caffee25323e7d523967874a272787a3e..b3af54e64edfc0457db21ea78a1dfb7980aacbc6 100644
--- a/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
+++ b/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import paramiko
 
 import testinfra.utils.ansible_runner
 
+import pytest
+
 
 testinfra_hosts = testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.AnsibleRunner(
     os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('parameters-mandatory')
@@ -131,3 +133,33 @@ def test_ntp_listening_interfaces(host):
     """
 
     assert not host.socket('udp://:::123').is_listening
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("requirements_path, expected_requirements", [
+    ('/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/pipreqcheck/requirements.in', [
+        "pip",
+        "pip-tools",
+        "setuptools",
+        "wheel"
+    ]),
+    ('/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades-py3/pipreqcheck/requirements.in', [
+        "pip",
+        "pip-tools",
+        "setuptools",
+        "wheel"
+    ])
+])
+def test_pipreqcheck_input_content(host, requirements_path, expected_requirements):
+    """
+    Tests content of requirements input file used for virtual
+    environment utilised by script that performs pip requirements
+    upgrade checks.
+    """
+
+    with host.sudo():
+        deployed_requirements = host.file(requirements_path).content_string
+
+        expected_requirements = sorted([line.lower() for line in expected_requirements])
+        actual_requirements = sorted(deployed_requirements.lower().strip().split("\n"))
+
+        assert actual_requirements == expected_requirements
diff --git a/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py b/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
index 7672bb146b6cc33074a25408b970f994a6e9952f..9b3c3bc7880009fd9c644580e7aa11c8806be117 100644
--- a/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
+++ b/roles/common/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
@@ -323,3 +323,33 @@ def test_ntp_listening_interfaces(host):
     """
 
     assert host.socket('udp://:::123').is_listening
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("requirements_path, expected_requirements", [
+    ('/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/pipreqcheck/requirements.in', [
+        "pip >= 0.2.1",
+        "pip-tools >= 0.2.2",
+        "setuptools >= 0.2.3",
+        "wheel >= 0.2.4"
+    ]),
+    ('/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades-py3/pipreqcheck/requirements.in', [
+        "pip >= 0.3.1",
+        "pip-tools >= 0.3.2",
+        "setuptools >= 0.3.3",
+        "wheel >= 0.3.4"
+    ])
+])
+def test_pipreqcheck_input_content(host, requirements_path, expected_requirements):
+    """
+    Tests content of requirements input file used for virtual
+    environment utilised by script that performs pip requirements
+    upgrade checks.
+    """
+
+    with host.sudo():
+        deployed_requirements = host.file(requirements_path).content_string
+
+        expected_requirements = sorted([line.lower() for line in expected_requirements])
+        actual_requirements = sorted(deployed_requirements.lower().strip().split("\n"))
+
+        assert actual_requirements == expected_requirements
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 8fba3efb32bad70acf9ee69b59fce4bc489069a5..8aeed417f2087920bd0b7a044bf0387947860bb5 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -353,15 +353,17 @@
     - "/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades-py3/pipreqcheck"
 
 - name: Deploy .in file for pip requirements in pip-tools virtual environment
-  copy:
-    src: "pipreqcheck_requirements.in"
-    dest: "{{ item }}"
+  template:
+    src: "pipreqcheck_requirements.in.j2"
+    dest: "{{ item.path }}"
     owner: root
     group: pipreqcheck
     mode: 0640
   with_items:
-    - "/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/pipreqcheck/requirements.in"
-    - "/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades-py3/pipreqcheck/requirements.in"
+    - path: "/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/pipreqcheck/requirements.in"
+      requirements: "{{ pip_check_requirements_in }}"
+    - path: "/etc/pip_check_requirements_upgrades-py3/pipreqcheck/requirements.in"
+      requirements: "{{ pip_check_requirements_py3_in }}"
 
 - name: Deploy requirements file for pipreqcheck virtual environment
   template:
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/pipreqcheck_requirements.in.j2 b/roles/common/templates/pipreqcheck_requirements.in.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85e491c7b4c392f90ec14b97df10a6c0f7f88ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/templates/pipreqcheck_requirements.in.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for requirement in item.requirements %}
+{{ requirement }}
+{% endfor %}