diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ee14cdc96..ffc54712bb 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-beta.7",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "20.1.0",
+    "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 e653b40779..145de86179 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6935,10 +6935,9 @@ matrix-events-sdk@^0.0.1-beta.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-events-sdk/-/matrix-events-sdk-0.0.1-beta.7.tgz#5ffe45eba1f67cc8d7c2377736c728b322524934"
   integrity sha512-9jl4wtWanUFSy2sr2lCjErN/oC8KTAtaeaozJtrgot1JiQcEI4Rda9OLgQ7nLKaqb4Z/QUx/fR3XpDzm5Jy1JA==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@20.1.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "20.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-20.1.0.tgz#d235c9125a79901e7e0eb667178bbbdb26710266"
-  integrity sha512-AjuWVmerJ8aEAIgD6QfmSIg0RrvA8vzvOV+ycvSGg4DgiFlVZbFvBxkVZTRdZ5icJe1/XMaCEf5OZ9Ha2hXUUg==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/8eed354e17001cd25e3cafe81f74dab499a9882e"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"