diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26bde29d1a..3c4c88cf6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "gfm.css": "^1.1.1",
     "highlight.js": "^9.0.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "0.10.2",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.12.3",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.12.4-rc.1",
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
     "react": "^15.6.0",