diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60fb0dd..128b88d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ to `yes`):
   Galaxy Tool Shed).
 - `galaxy_manage_database`: Upgrade the database schema as necessary, when new
   schema versions become available.
-- `galaxy_fetch_eggs`: Fetch Galaxy dependent modules (packaged as Python
-  eggs).
+- `galaxy_fetch_dependencies`: Fetch Galaxy dependent modules to the Galaxy
+  virtualenv.
 
 You can control various things about where you get Galaxy from, what version
 you use, and where its configuration files will be placed:
@@ -85,16 +85,20 @@ you use, and where its configuration files will be placed:
 - `galaxy_git_repo` (default: `https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy.git`):
   Upstream Git repository from which Galaxy should be cloned.
 - `galaxy_changeset_id` (default: `stable`): A changeset id, tag, branch, or
-  other valid Mercurial identifier for which changeset Galaxy should be updated
-  to. Specifying a branch will update to the latest changeset on that branch. A
-  debugging message will notify you if the current changeset of your Galaxy
-  server is different from this value. There is no harm in this, but:
+  other valid Git or Mercurial identifier for which changeset Galaxy should be
+  updated to. Specifying a branch will update to the latest changeset on that
+  branch. A debugging message will notify you if the current changeset of your
+  Galaxy server is different from this value. There is no harm in this, but:
     - if this annoys you, you must use a full (long) changeset hash to prevent
       that task from reporting **changed** on every run, and
     - using a real changeset hash is the only way to explicitly lock Galaxy at
       a specific version.
 - `galaxy_force_checkout` (default: `no`): If `yes`, any modified files in the
   Galaxy repository will be discarded.
+- `galaxy_requirements_file` (default:
+  `<galaxy_server_dir>/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt`): The
+  Python `requirements.txt` file that should be used to install Galaxy
+  dependent modules using pip.
 - `galaxy_venv_dir` (default: `<galaxy_server_dir>/.venv`): The role will
   create a [virtualenv][virtualenv] from which Galaxy will run, this controls
   where the virtualenv will be placed.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 504feb2..a9b7666 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ galaxy_mutable_config_dir: "{{ galaxy_server_dir }}"
 galaxy_mutable_data_dir: "{{ galaxy_server_dir }}/database"
 galaxy_config_file: "{{ galaxy_config_dir }}/galaxy.ini"
 galaxy_shed_tool_conf_file: "{{ galaxy_mutable_config_dir }}/shed_tool_conf.xml"
+galaxy_requirements_file: "{{ galaxy_server_dir }}/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt"
 
 # The default Galaxy configuration, ensures that Galaxy can find all of the
 # configs if galaxy_config_dir != galaxy_server_dir
diff --git a/tasks/dependencies.yml b/tasks/dependencies.yml
index bb59e62..0076d87 100644
--- a/tasks/dependencies.yml
+++ b/tasks/dependencies.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: Check if Galaxy uses eggs or wheels
   stat:
-    path: "{{ galaxy_server_dir }}/lib/galaxy/dependencies/requirements.txt"
+    path: "{{ galaxy_requirements_file }}"
   register: requirements_txt
 
 - name: Fetch Galaxy eggs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 - name: Install Galaxy base dependencies
   pip:
-    requirements: "{{ galaxy_server_dir }}/lib/galaxy/dependencies/requirements.txt"
+    requirements: "{{ galaxy_requirements_file }}"
     extra_args: "--index-url https://wheels.galaxyproject.org/simple/"
     virtualenv: "{{ galaxy_venv_dir }}"
     virtualenv_command: "{{ pip_virtualenv_command | default( 'virtualenv' ) }}"