diff --git a/.chezmoiexternal.yaml b/.chezmoiexternal.yaml
index 13932e6..c462638 100644
--- a/.chezmoiexternal.yaml
+++ b/.chezmoiexternal.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 .local/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting:
   type: git-repo
   url: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
-  clone.args: --branch 0.7.1
+  clone.args: --branch 0.8.0
+.local/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-completions:
+  type: git-repo
+  url: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions
+  clone.args: --branch 0.35.0
 {{- if .development.conda }}
 .local/share/zsh/completion/zsh-conda-completion:
   type: git-repo
diff --git a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index 7179e87..a8f1c63 100644
--- a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ alias_if_else () {
 # autocompletion
 ## --------------------------------------------------
 
+fpath+="$XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/completion/zsh-completions"
+
 {{ if .development.conda -}}
 # add conda completions to path if desired
 fpath+="$XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/completion/zsh-conda-completion"