diff --git a/docs/topics/3.1-announcement.md b/docs/topics/3.1-announcement.md
index fb4fa0839..7242a032a 100644
--- a/docs/topics/3.1-announcement.md
+++ b/docs/topics/3.1-announcement.md
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ Thanks go to the latest member of our maintenance team, [José Padilla](https://
 
 ---
 
+## Deprecations
+
+The `request.DATA`, `request.FILES` and `request.QUERY_PARAMS` attributes move from pending deprecation, to deprecated. Use `request.data` and `request.query_params` instead, as discussed in the 3.0 release notes.
+
+The ModelSerializer Meta options for `write_only_fields`, `view_name` and `lookup_field` are also moved from pending deprecation, to deprecated. Use `extra_kwargs` instead, as discussed in the 3.0 release notes.
+
+All these attributes and options will still work in 3.1, but their usage will raise a warning. They will be fully removed in 3.2.
+
+---
+
 ## What's next?
 
 The next focus will be on HTML renderings of API output and will include:
diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
index bf6ff6706..86fb1ef12 100644
--- a/rest_framework/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class Request(object):
         Synonym for `.query_params`, for backwards compatibility.
         """
         warnings.warn(
-            "`request.QUERY_PARAMS` is pending deprecation. Use `request.query_params` instead.",
-            PendingDeprecationWarning,
+            "`request.QUERY_PARAMS` is deprecated. Use `request.query_params` instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=1
         )
         return self._request.GET
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ class Request(object):
         arbitrary parsers, and also works on methods other than POST (eg PUT).
         """
         warnings.warn(
-            "`request.DATA` is pending deprecation. Use `request.data` instead.",
-            PendingDeprecationWarning,
+            "`request.DATA` is deprecated. Use `request.data` instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=1
         )
         if not _hasattr(self, '_data'):
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ class Request(object):
         arbitrary parsers, and also works on methods other than POST (eg PUT).
         """
         warnings.warn(
-            "`request.FILES` is pending deprecation. Use `request.data` instead.",
-            PendingDeprecationWarning,
+            "`request.FILES` is deprecated. Use `request.data` instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=1
         )
         if not _hasattr(self, '_files'):
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 188219583..18b810dfe 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -1103,9 +1103,9 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         write_only_fields = getattr(self.Meta, 'write_only_fields', None)
         if write_only_fields is not None:
             warnings.warn(
-                "The `Meta.write_only_fields` option is pending deprecation. "
+                "The `Meta.write_only_fields` option is deprecated. "
                 "Use `Meta.extra_kwargs={<field_name>: {'write_only': True}}` instead.",
-                PendingDeprecationWarning,
+                DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=3
             )
             for field_name in write_only_fields:
@@ -1116,9 +1116,9 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         view_name = getattr(self.Meta, 'view_name', None)
         if view_name is not None:
             warnings.warn(
-                "The `Meta.view_name` option is pending deprecation. "
+                "The `Meta.view_name` option is deprecated. "
                 "Use `Meta.extra_kwargs={'url': {'view_name': ...}}` instead.",
-                PendingDeprecationWarning,
+                DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=3
             )
             kwargs = extra_kwargs.get(api_settings.URL_FIELD_NAME, {})
@@ -1128,9 +1128,9 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         lookup_field = getattr(self.Meta, 'lookup_field', None)
         if lookup_field is not None:
             warnings.warn(
-                "The `Meta.lookup_field` option is pending deprecation. "
+                "The `Meta.lookup_field` option is deprecated. "
                 "Use `Meta.extra_kwargs={'url': {'lookup_field': ...}}` instead.",
-                PendingDeprecationWarning,
+                DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=3
             )
             kwargs = extra_kwargs.get(api_settings.URL_FIELD_NAME, {})
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 9445c840c..b4abc4d95 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class APIView(View):
             warnings.warn(
                 'The `exception_handler(exc)` call signature is deprecated. '
                 'Use `exception_handler(exc, context) instead.',
-                PendingDeprecationWarning
+                DeprecationWarning
             )
             response = exception_handler(exc)
         else: