diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9062af5039..31eb0b7137 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "23.4.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "23.5.0-rc.1",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.1.1",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
         "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bd60ef414c..9cf00ee082 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6519,9 +6519,10 @@ 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@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "23.4.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/437128d11b7043c1b71371f201af6f7c5f451589"
+matrix-js-sdk@23.5.0-rc.1:
+  version "23.5.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-23.5.0-rc.1.tgz#987f04887d0a3cc430d0a09df447a74f37f4ce3e"
+  integrity sha512-euu84kiE7feei6Hpf9ank8XtrwDGxz/Y71Fu1yeUylYH++FWDpEU/hFXle1MC7GcfeIq5C5hqBhvLdequIhHAA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.3"