diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 987c12eb06..e911e1c495 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "matrix-analytics-events": "github:matrix-org/matrix-analytics-events.git#daad3faed54f0b1f1e026a7498b4653e4d01cd90",
     "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": "17.1.0-rc.1",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d5f058af71..7e021ae985 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6651,9 +6651,10 @@ 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 "17.0.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/b58d09aa9a7a3578c43185becb41ab0b17ce0f98"
+matrix-js-sdk@17.1.0-rc.1:
+  version "17.1.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-17.1.0-rc.1.tgz#e96582e6c35d7c1e77c54b397fa6748fbdabe031"
+  integrity sha512-iqMS+Sxj6Y+cGS5oV7hnoQp0v58O+4HVjGkxfrJ0mskCJ8xsNQU3M4V8NA8e7atXHzhgqcfbB8RkcHe+WGE1fw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"