diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bcd0704c9..0f35d816d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.2.0",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.28.1",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.15",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea918b6f89..c3d775b6d7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7614,22 +7614,6 @@ mathml-tag-names@^2.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz#4ddadd67308e780cf16a47685878ee27b736a0a3"
   integrity sha512-APMBEanjybaPzUrfqU0IMU5I0AswKMH7k8OTLs0vvV4KZpExkTkY87nR/zpbuTPj+gARop7aGUbl11pnDfW6xg==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@12.3.1:
-  version "12.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-12.3.1.tgz#efa9172e96722afb03cb0e866b047022a7c6cb17"
-  integrity sha512-ysF6FQIjz8NaQHpXRs0VD1uh5kNi4tZh7NNPq54nS9YoDC7F681n2srFhoQn4M/Bv5tBLWWGNjKufXTLHp5j5g==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.4"
-    loglevel "^1.7.1"
-    p-retry "^4.5.0"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
-    request "^2.88.2"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
-
 "matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "12.3.1"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3216d7e5a7a333212b00d4d7578e29a9f0e247d8"
@@ -7653,10 +7637,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.28.1:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.28.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.28.1.tgz#9f7c10949df2e30d65b3e765ef427bafee86c092"
-  integrity sha512-QHdYCPx9tme2u6H3RA/4JwS1e768xSLwoWzzET0Ntkh4XonaxSmSUF26nKQKsEjH9LZYN+2KKUkFKvVK5S4gPA==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/d5ffdf119673456746ca0f22aa828ecd749265d2"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     await-lock "^2.1.0"
@@ -7684,7 +7667,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.28.1:
     katex "^0.12.0"
     linkifyjs "^2.1.9"
     lodash "^4.17.20"
-    matrix-js-sdk "12.3.1"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.15"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"