diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7da0fdaea..082ffb66ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "maplibre-gl": "^1.15.2",
     "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
     "matrix-events-sdk": "^0.0.1-beta.7",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "19.5.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9a38fcc700..aae0dc19f3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react@*", "@types/react@17.0.49", "@types/react@^17", "@types/react@^17.0.49":
+"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^17", "@types/react@^17.0.49":
   version "17.0.49"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-17.0.49.tgz#df87ba4ca8b7942209c3dc655846724539dc1049"
   integrity sha512-CCBPMZaPhcKkYUTqFs/hOWqKjPxhTEmnZWjlHHgIMop67DsXywf9B5Os9Hz8KSacjNOgIdnZVJamwl232uxoPg==
@@ -6778,10 +6778,9 @@ 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@19.5.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "19.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-19.5.0.tgz#debc8e92b2e73204c8d5bc9a128a2d0ec0a92ade"
-  integrity sha512-WTmXMwyhGjUVv3eR71P9wdZj4qqNPgzg9Ud7V6kB3avhZJTZlIpNdHuldXXUdPJ8WTDKY+/yDtEFLIg8pj2Q8A==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/59c82cb67972257cded956d25291961c21bd27ba"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"