diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4622f52ba..fb8dda8154 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "23.3.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.1.1",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
         "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d89f18b6b7..8f1928700d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6532,10 +6532,9 @@ 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@23.3.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "23.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-23.3.0.tgz#d0c4a6c022039df2b76d8a062d695d2991296ded"
-  integrity sha512-5wCYxbWeOBbfegqNJGCbzbZnjiUjZQ3N/d+/S2e+utjI7+m/2TH27seZRdrOzlIOf0DAqhTxdtGkmcmW/6/+LQ==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/108f1573249b733870d287e11ce38531a73e15b0"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.3"