diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e66ab0f7a..0cb62d5ea3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "highlight.js": "^9.13.1",
     "jsrsasign": "^9.1.5",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "8.5.0-rc.1",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.5.0",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.6.0-rc.1",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.2",
     "olm": "https://packages.matrix.org/npm/olm/olm-3.2.1.tgz",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a39fed306c..3cef671430 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@
     core-js-pure "^3.0.0"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7":
   version "7.10.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.10.2.tgz#d103f21f2602497d38348a32e008637d506db839"
   integrity sha512-6sF3uQw2ivImfVIl62RZ7MXhO2tap69WeWK57vAaimT6AZbE4FbqjdEJIN1UqoD6wI6B+1n9UiagafH1sxjOtg==
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ content-disposition@0.5.3:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "5.1.2"
 
-content-type@^1.0.2, content-type@^1.0.4, content-type@~1.0.4:
+content-type@^1.0.4, content-type@~1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/content-type/-/content-type-1.0.4.tgz#e138cc75e040c727b1966fe5e5f8c9aee256fe3b"
   integrity sha512-hIP3EEPs8tB9AT1L+NUqtwOAps4mk2Zob89MWXMHjHWg9milF/j4osnnQLXBCBFBk/tvIG/tUc9mOUJiPBhPXA==
@@ -7750,7 +7750,7 @@ log-symbols@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     chalk "^2.4.2"
 
-loglevel@^1.6.4, loglevel@^1.6.8:
+loglevel@^1.6.8:
   version "1.6.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.8.tgz#8a25fb75d092230ecd4457270d80b54e28011171"
   integrity sha512-bsU7+gc9AJ2SqpzxwU3+1fedl8zAntbtC5XYlt3s2j1hJcn2PsXSmgN8TaLG/J1/2mod4+cE/3vNL70/c1RNCA==
@@ -7898,21 +7898,6 @@ mathml-tag-names@^2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz#4ddadd67308e780cf16a47685878ee27b736a0a3"
   integrity sha512-APMBEanjybaPzUrfqU0IMU5I0AswKMH7k8OTLs0vvV4KZpExkTkY87nR/zpbuTPj+gARop7aGUbl11pnDfW6xg==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@8.4.1:
-  version "8.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-8.4.1.tgz#4e7e8bf8d5f6d8362aef68bed8e0d2f03f262194"
-  integrity sha512-AfA2y/dt10ysXKzngwqzajzxTL0Xq8lW5bBr0mq21JUKndBP1f1AOOiIkX5nLA9IZGzVoe0anKV+cU2aGWcdkw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.8.3"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.2"
-    loglevel "^1.6.4"
-    qs "^6.5.2"
-    request "^2.88.0"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.2"
-
 matrix-js-sdk@8.5.0-rc.1:
   version "8.5.0-rc.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-8.5.0-rc.1.tgz#7ad34d8b6a786a7d4a04173e3b17da56022cd62a"
@@ -7936,10 +7921,10 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.5.0:
-  version "3.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.5.0.tgz#69421d447fd7d769abd01f43f03784da11d30ad4"
-  integrity sha512-ld+q4Ku+aCwWOFB6iVw02auI5/SIcUcu/m0XByw4TfBzSdAkMzqoKczdaWMt+HIWkyJDBhcPuH2N915gELQK0g==
+matrix-react-sdk@3.6.0-rc.1:
+  version "3.6.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.6.0-rc.1.tgz#fddce68a5b5fb14232236ba86587d07f2f859a38"
+  integrity sha512-ND0qxevqLdeb8jrrLroIusy5z0A3ILw4myEpp2SpkDtUChc6g2gcdvU7yjLOoJNySvfnWwDGio0lGxAshNI1bA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.5"
     await-lock "^2.0.1"
@@ -7966,7 +7951,8 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.5.0:
     is-ip "^2.0.0"
     linkifyjs "^2.1.9"
     lodash "^4.17.19"
-    matrix-js-sdk "8.4.1"
+    matrix-js-sdk "8.5.0-rc.1"
+    matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.2"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     pako "^1.0.11"
     parse5 "^5.1.1"
@@ -10232,7 +10218,7 @@ qs@6.7.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.7.0.tgz#41dc1a015e3d581f1621776be31afb2876a9b1bc"
   integrity sha512-VCdBRNFTX1fyE7Nb6FYoURo/SPe62QCaAyzJvUjwRaIsc+NePBEniHlvxFmmX56+HZphIGtV0XeCirBtpDrTyQ==
 
-qs@^6.5.2, qs@^6.9.4:
+qs@^6.9.4:
   version "6.9.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.9.4.tgz#9090b290d1f91728d3c22e54843ca44aea5ab687"
   integrity sha512-A1kFqHekCTM7cz0udomYUoYNWjBebHm/5wzU/XqrBRBNWectVH0QIiN+NEcZ0Dte5hvzHwbr8+XQmguPhJ6WdQ==
@@ -10786,7 +10772,7 @@ request-promise-native@^1.0.8:
     stealthy-require "^1.1.1"
     tough-cookie "^2.3.3"
 
-request@^2.88.0, request@^2.88.2:
+request@^2.88.2:
   version "2.88.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz#d73c918731cb5a87da047e207234146f664d12b3"
   integrity sha512-MsvtOrfG9ZcrOwAW+Qi+F6HbD0CWXEh9ou77uOb7FM2WPhwT7smM833PzanhJLsgXjN89Ir6V2PczXNnMpwKhw==
@@ -12410,7 +12396,7 @@ unherit@^1.0.4:
     inherits "^2.0.0"
     xtend "^4.0.0"
 
-unhomoglyph@^1.0.2, unhomoglyph@^1.0.6:
+unhomoglyph@^1.0.6:
   version "1.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unhomoglyph/-/unhomoglyph-1.0.6.tgz#ea41f926d0fcf598e3b8bb2980c2ddac66b081d3"
   integrity sha512-7uvcWI3hWshSADBu4JpnyYbTVc7YlhF5GDW/oPD5AxIxl34k4wXR3WDkPnzLxkN32LiTCTKMQLtKVZiwki3zGg==