diff --git a/changelog.d/1296.misc.md b/changelog.d/1296.misc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5148e81fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1296.misc.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update screen output provided by `pipx completions` for zsh/argcomplete v3
diff --git a/src/pipx/constants.py b/src/pipx/constants.py
index 1348524d37..fa7a54d8b8 100644
--- a/src/pipx/constants.py
+++ b/src/pipx/constants.py
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ def is_mingw() -> bool:
 
 completion_instructions = dedent(
     """
-If you are using zipapp, run `pipx install argcomplete` before
-running any of the following commands.
+If you encountered register-python-argcomplete command not found error,
+or if you are using zipapp, run
+
+    pipx install argcomplete
+
+before running any of the following commands.
 
 Add the appropriate command to your shell's config file
 so that it is run on startup. You will likely have to restart
@@ -49,16 +53,22 @@ def is_mingw() -> bool:
     eval "$(register-python-argcomplete pipx)"
 
 zsh:
-    To activate completions for zsh you need to have
-    bashcompinit enabled in zsh:
+    To activate completions in zsh, first make sure compinit is marked for
+    autoload and run autoload:
 
-    autoload -U bashcompinit
-    bashcompinit
+    autoload -U compinit && compinit
 
-    Afterwards you can enable completion for pipx:
+    Afterwards you can enable completions for pipx:
 
     eval "$(register-python-argcomplete pipx)"
 
+    NOTE: If your version of argcomplete is earlier than v3, you may need to
+    have bashcompinit enabled in zsh by running:
+
+    autoload -U bashcompinit
+    bashcompinit
+
+
 tcsh:
     eval `register-python-argcomplete --shell tcsh pipx`