diff --git a/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py b/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
index fdd71c8557..677ad6a69d 100644
--- a/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
+++ b/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ def local(class_):
         registry.
         >>> localTZ = TimeZoneInfo.local()
         >>> now_local = datetime.datetime.now(localTZ)
-        >>> now_UTC = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        >>> now_UTC = datetime.datetime.utcnow()  # deprecated
         >>> (now_UTC - now_local) < datetime.timedelta(seconds = 5)
         Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
@@ -769,6 +769,11 @@ def local(class_):
         Now one can compare the results of the two offset aware values
         >>> (now_UTC - now_local) < datetime.timedelta(seconds = 5)
         True
+
+        Or use the newer `datetime.timezone.utc`
+        >>> now_UTC = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+        >>> (now_UTC - now_local) < datetime.timedelta(seconds = 5)
+        True
         """
         code, info = TimeZoneDefinition.current()
         # code is 0 if daylight savings is disabled or not defined
@@ -895,22 +900,30 @@ def _enumerate_reg(key, func):
             pass
 
 
-def utcnow():
+def utcnow() -> datetime.datetime:
     """
     Return the UTC time now with timezone awareness as enabled
     by this module
     >>> now = utcnow()
+
+    >>> (now - datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)) < datetime.timedelta(seconds = 5)
+    True
+    >>> type(now.tzinfo) is TimeZoneInfo
+    True
     """
-    now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
-    now = now.replace(tzinfo=TimeZoneInfo.utc())
-    return now
+    return datetime.datetime.now(TimeZoneInfo.utc())
 
 
-def now():
+def now() -> datetime.datetime:
     """
     Return the local time now with timezone awareness as enabled
     by this module
     >>> now_local = now()
+
+    >>> (now_local - datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)) < datetime.timedelta(seconds = 5)
+    True
+    >>> type(now_local.tzinfo) is TimeZoneInfo
+    True
     """
     return datetime.datetime.now(TimeZoneInfo.local())