diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11e6b86451..51228a04a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "26.0.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.4.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f075c8edb4..d2bf1fb2be 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6460,10 +6460,9 @@ 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@26.0.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "26.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-26.0.0.tgz#44134f4af8f401537edfee79a93a520b7effc6b3"
-  integrity sha512-HLosQgRjEb2/j4CpxncIqRklKKaWKZcfut6DDLswVf6d0pCXHbLp39iCy4obpJiWH2H/4k/HMvDzj3+8J8qWWw==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/c52e4b632933b54dca20c2a8f966e47013c28104"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.9"