diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fe5ac340..d6e88930 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-2024-09-29: [RELEASE] v0.23.0 released - compatible with qtile 0.23.0
+2023-10-01: [BREAKING CHANGE] Update `PulseVolume` and `PulseVolumeExtra` to reflect updates pushed to qtile.
+                              Needs latest qtile git version. 
+2023-09-29: [RELEASE] v0.23.0 released - compatible with qtile 0.23.0
 2023-09-18: [FEATURE] Add experimental support for `GlobalMenu` in Wayland.
 2023-09-17: [TESTS] Check decorations are rendered correctly during test suite
 2023-09-16: [FEATURE] Add more popup templates for `Mpris2` widget
diff --git a/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_extra.py b/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_extra.py
index 30a184dd..e711b81c 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_extra.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_extra.py
@@ -53,37 +53,10 @@ def __init__(self, **config):
         _Volume.__init__(self, **config)
         self._variable_defaults = {**defaults, **self._variable_defaults}
 
-        # We need a flag to ensure we only try to connect to the Pulse server once
-        self._connection_requested = False
-
     def _configure(self, qtile, bar):
         PulseVolume._configure(self, qtile, bar)
         _Volume._configure(self, qtile, bar)
 
-    async def _config_async(self):
-        if not self._connection_requested:
-            self._connection_requested = True
-            await PulseVolume._config_async(self)
-
-    def update(self):
-        """Modified version of PulseVolume.update to set variables."""
-        length = self.length
-
-        if not self.pulse.connected or not self.default_sink:
-            vol = -1
-            mute = False
-        else:
-            vol = self.get_volume()
-            mute = self.default_sink.mute
-        if vol != self.volume or mute != self.muted:
-            self.volume = vol
-            self.muted = mute
-            self.hidden = False
-            if length == self.length:
-                self.draw()
-            else:
-                self.bar.draw()
-
     @expose_command()
     def volume_up(self, value=None):
         """Increase volume."""
@@ -94,4 +67,9 @@ def volume_down(self, value=None):
         """Decrease volume."""
         self.decrease_vol(value)
 
-    get_volume = PulseVolume.get_volume
+    def no_op(self):
+        pass
+
+    get_vals = _Volume.status_change
+    set_refresh_timer = no_op
+    refresh = no_op
diff --git a/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_volume.py b/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_volume.py
index 9af0a6f8..38095b7d 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_volume.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/widget/pulse_volume.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from libqtile.command.base import expose_command
 from libqtile.utils import create_task
 from libqtile.widget.pulse_volume import PulseVolume as QPulseVolume
+from libqtile.widget.pulse_volume import pulse
 
 from qtile_extras.popup.menu import PopupMenuItem
 from qtile_extras.widget.mixins import MenuMixin
@@ -43,16 +44,16 @@ def __init__(self, **config):
         self.add_callbacks({"Button2": self.select_sink})
 
     async def set_sink(self, sink):
-        if not self.pulse.connected:
+        if not pulse.pulse.connected:
             return
 
-        await self.pulse.default_set(sink)
+        await pulse.pulse.default_set(sink)
 
     async def show_sinks(self):
-        if not self.pulse.connected:
+        if not pulse.pulse.connected:
             return
 
-        sinks = await self.pulse.sink_list()
+        sinks = await pulse.pulse.sink_list()
         if not sinks:
             return