diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 468713b1ce..66c5de8259 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "34.4.0-rc.0",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.8.2",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 16c8cb13ec..d9e45f3d6f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6913,9 +6913,10 @@ matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-events-sdk/-/matrix-events-sdk-0.0.1.tgz#c8c38911e2cb29023b0bbac8d6f32e0de2c957dd"
   integrity sha512-1QEOsXO+bhyCroIe2/A5OwaxHvBm7EsSQ46DEDn8RBIfQwN5HWBpFvyWWR4QY0KHPPnnJdI99wgRiAl7Ad5qaA==
 
-"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "34.3.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/8d19782c57ba5264f06a80c724b41cf4ba8482e8"
+matrix-js-sdk@34.4.0-rc.0:
+  version "34.4.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.4.0-rc.0.tgz#84534b3ab0aece184534f964fde76e6c31bc5d54"
+  integrity sha512-m6IYqnmLVie9qm43Syf4jM6y7zkCj6NpPo3gQnx+/mKFXsiDDYJ8HlQOaWebW2LaMk+dUbbu/zZLWD3C+byH+Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^7.0.0"