diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index ba727de5694..d1bda212d2d 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ homeassistant/components/vicare/* @oischinger
 homeassistant/components/vilfo/* @ManneW
 homeassistant/components/vivotek/* @HarlemSquirrel
 homeassistant/components/vizio/* @raman325
-homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/* @rodripf
+homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/* @rodripf @dmcc
 homeassistant/components/volkszaehler/* @fabaff
 homeassistant/components/volumio/* @OnFreund
 homeassistant/components/waqi/* @andrey-git
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
index f6e4aa04521..37941e15458 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/manifest.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "domain": "vlc_telnet",
   "name": "VLC media player Telnet",
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/vlc-telnet",
-  "requirements": ["python-telnet-vlc==1.0.4"],
-  "codeowners": ["@rodripf"]
+  "requirements": ["python-telnet-vlc==2.0.1"],
+  "codeowners": ["@rodripf", "@dmcc"]
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
index 1f0d62b6ee8..96690955fcc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vlc_telnet/media_player.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ DOMAIN = "vlc_telnet"
 
 DEFAULT_NAME = "VLC-TELNET"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 4212
+MAX_VOLUME = 500
 
 SUPPORT_VLC = (
     SUPPORT_PAUSE
@@ -210,17 +211,15 @@ class VlcDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         """Mute the volume."""
         if mute:
             self._volume_bkp = self._volume
-            self._volume = 0
-            self._vlc.set_volume("0")
+            self.set_volume_level(0)
         else:
-            self._vlc.set_volume(str(self._volume_bkp))
-            self._volume = self._volume_bkp
+            self.set_volume_level(self._volume_bkp)
 
         self._muted = mute
 
     def set_volume_level(self, volume):
         """Set volume level, range 0..1."""
-        self._vlc.set_volume(str(volume * 500))
+        self._vlc.set_volume(volume * MAX_VOLUME)
         self._volume = volume
 
     def media_play(self):
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 6eb19726cb3..1b2409a8e6f 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ python-tado==0.10.0
 python-telegram-bot==13.1
 
 # homeassistant.components.vlc_telnet
-python-telnet-vlc==1.0.4
+python-telnet-vlc==2.0.1
 
 # homeassistant.components.twitch
 python-twitch-client==0.6.0