diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst
index 5ebd6dc292..cd5cedf513 100644
--- a/docs/contracts.rst
+++ b/docs/contracts.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ You should now be set up to run the contract deployment example below:
     ...             return greeting;
     ...         }
     ...     }
-    ...     '''
+    ...     ''',
+    ...     output_values=['abi', 'bin']
     ... )
 
     # retrieve the contract interface
diff --git a/newsfragments/2293.doc.rst b/newsfragments/2293.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e869c4644d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/2293.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+explicitly add `output_values` to contracts example