diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.rst b/docs/releasenotes.rst
index d15411ae55ed2e89413a793ef9aa6c7196c4311a..cc0cc10f6ef9f1917d8b37ab3f6e0acfc4eeebc0 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Breaking changes:
     dropped. This could introduce incompatibility with older clients
     trying to connect to the server.
 
+* ``wsgi_website`` role
+
+  * Parameters ``gunicorn_version`` and ``futures_version`` have been
+    deprecated and removed. Existing roles should be updated to
+    utilise the ``wsgi_requirements`` parameter instead.
+
 * ``xmpp_server`` role
 
   * Use 2048-bit Diffie-Hellman parameters for relevant TLS
diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index d2fd1ed45f2dfc0e42cac399aafecde15ec8c013..d6533036d645a4279c6886532bc37b42dd91ea7e 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -1812,14 +1812,6 @@ Parameters
   for calculating the user/group name for dedicated website user, as well as
   home directory of the website user (where data/code should be stored at).
 
-**futures_version** (string, optional, ``3.2.0``)
-  Version of ``futures`` package to deploy in virtual environment. Required by
-  Gunicorn when using Python 2.7. Default version is tested with the test site.
-
-**gunicorn_version** (string, optional, ``19.9.0``)
-  Version of Gunicorn to deploy in virtual environment for running the WSGI
-  application. Default version is tested with the test site.
-
 **https_tls_certificate** (string, mandatory)
   X.509 certificate used for TLS for HTTPS service. The file will be stored in
   directory ``/etc/ssl/certs/`` under name ``{{ fqdn }}_https.pem``.
@@ -1880,11 +1872,13 @@ Parameters
   noted that in either case the value should be specsified relative to the
   ``code`` sub-directory. I.e. don't use full paths.
 
-**wsgi_requirements** (list, optional, ``[]``)
-  Complete list of pip requirements used for deploying Gunicorn. If specified,
-  this list will be used to create requirements file and install Gunicorn and
-  its dependencies from that one. This allows to have pinned packages for both
-  Gunicorn, futures, and their dependencies.
+**wsgi_requirements** (list, optional, ``[ futures==3.3.0, gunicorn==19.10.0 ]``)
+  Complete list of pip requirements used for deploying Gunicorn. If
+  specified, this list will be used to create requirements file and
+  install Gunicorn and its dependencies from that one. This allows to
+  have pinned packages for both Gunicorn, futures, and their
+  dependencies. The ``futures`` package is required by Gunicorn when
+  using Python 2.7.
 
   It should be noted that this installation method is meant primarily in case of
   roles that want to take advantage of upgrade checks for pip requirements
@@ -1937,8 +1931,6 @@ running a bare Django project):
         DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: "django_example_com.settings.production"
       https_tls_key: "{{ lookup('file', inventory_dir + '/tls/wsgi.example.com_https.key') }}"
       https_tls_certificate: "{{ lookup('file', inventory_dir + '/tls/wsgi.example.com_https.pem') }}"
-      futures_version: 3.0.5
-      gunicorn_version: 19.6.0
       additional_nginx_config:
         - comment: Use custom page for forbidden files.
           value: error_page 403 /static/403.html;