diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9e11ff31b..c3ab6219a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "maplibre-gl": "^1.15.2",
     "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
     "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "21.2.0",
+    "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 1b43845480..109551afa1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7156,10 +7156,9 @@ 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@21.2.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "21.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-21.2.0.tgz#380d50510b08cede504db720fe4b9597bb72dc60"
-  integrity sha512-5aHWkWve+/5dmRJGIAzwe2hFNHX/2LBFWVqHh6YOTSViWlAbBxQsylBIhsNppgmHUN1YjBhvBlW206UnYCk6zg==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/b318a77ecef179a6fd288cdf32d3ff9c5e8ea989"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@types/sdp-transform" "^2.4.5"