diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c90e917dd..2951c6c9bd 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": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "19.5.0-rc.4",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 56dceb9fff..ad66d9f6a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6780,9 +6780,10 @@ 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@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "19.4.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/cbcf47d5c01b6799f85f8499124a042bdd37c061"
+matrix-js-sdk@19.5.0-rc.4:
+  version "19.5.0-rc.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-19.5.0-rc.4.tgz#38ee9be2b79e804743b0788a4dfa11e13143ba1c"
+  integrity sha512-pdZ90wf4gWUqm1Mx5plXjbCI4COH2N51skuOCcz5uooN5Q70UimB+qWDM8g4kT/snJaQfaxMD/E828ZOnLNXUg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"