diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eab94077e6..a25260e35d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "0.7.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "react": "^15.4.0",