diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7776eb3b8..6ad4c4c036 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "maplibre-gl": "^1.15.2",
     "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
     "matrix-events-sdk": "^0.0.1-beta.7",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "19.0.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bf62d55381..26a80252e6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6961,10 +6961,9 @@ 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@19.0.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "19.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-19.0.0.tgz#c4be8365d08126976a1a3de053fe12b5dd7d4a0d"
-  integrity sha512-UWFEhV3XlBRY/9dLKlFgBzd9vynN+U4ratE0BVvM3Zw8FQa+a8rrDwJRIpJnWoxDB7IjJ188A0TxFqzxkQoEBQ==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/85a96c6467c24b031ee25d5fbb8d9fe62edbbe49"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"