diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99bc0c0db9..adeffa3dd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "28.1.0-rc.1",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.5.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8b39fb9820..c99a2ba1e5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7473,9 +7473,10 @@ matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-events-sdk/-/matrix-events-sdk-0.0.1.tgz#c8c38911e2cb29023b0bbac8d6f32e0de2c957dd"
   integrity sha512-1QEOsXO+bhyCroIe2/A5OwaxHvBm7EsSQ46DEDn8RBIfQwN5HWBpFvyWWR4QY0KHPPnnJdI99wgRiAl7Ad5qaA==
 
-"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "28.0.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/4c00b410466b855e178ed47217dac6b31536a7bf"
+matrix-js-sdk@28.1.0-rc.1:
+  version "28.1.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-28.1.0-rc.1.tgz#b4aabc01087b7301f23ba3f80fcefcd8434d3591"
+  integrity sha512-lNzZ10sQW6SxZdLUFQMKYk9/vY1DbbSaOLG68NCOxRgund9Ef+KQWmp3AYyiDvKr5PTQWSIaJRgwZW3+AsV3Rg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^1.2.1"