diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20125e29af..dd1db92a71 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "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": "17.0.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 4742f00dea..d8c8e59fe0 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -12,30 +12,30 @@ cd `dirname $0`
 # This link seems to get eaten by the release process, so ensure it exists.
 yarn link matrix-js-sdk
 
-for i in matrix-js-sdk
-do
-    echo "Checking version of $i..."
-    depver=`cat package.json | jq -r .dependencies[\"$i\"]`
-    latestver=`yarn info -s $i dist-tags.next`
-    if [ "$depver" != "$latestver" ]
-    then
-        echo "The latest version of $i is $latestver but package.json depends on $depver."
-        echo -n "Type 'u' to auto-upgrade, 'c' to continue anyway, or 'a' to abort:"
-        read resp
-        if [ "$resp" != "u" ] && [ "$resp" != "c" ]
-        then
-            echo "Aborting."
-            exit 1
-        fi
-        if [ "$resp" == "u" ]
-        then
-            echo "Upgrading $i to $latestver..."
-            yarn add -E $i@$latestver
-            git add -u
-            git commit -m "Upgrade $i to $latestver"
-        fi
-    fi
-done
+# for i in matrix-js-sdk
+# do
+#     echo "Checking version of $i..."
+#     depver=`cat package.json | jq -r .dependencies[\"$i\"]`
+#     latestver=`yarn info -s $i dist-tags.next`
+#     if [ "$depver" != "$latestver" ]
+#     then
+#         echo "The latest version of $i is $latestver but package.json depends on $depver."
+#         echo -n "Type 'u' to auto-upgrade, 'c' to continue anyway, or 'a' to abort:"
+#         read resp
+#         if [ "$resp" != "u" ] && [ "$resp" != "c" ]
+#         then
+#             echo "Aborting."
+#             exit 1
+#         fi
+#         if [ "$resp" == "u" ]
+#         then
+#             echo "Upgrading $i to $latestver..."
+#             yarn add -E $i@$latestver
+#             git add -u
+#             git commit -m "Upgrade $i to $latestver"
+#         fi
+#     fi
+# done
 
 ./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk/release.sh -z "$@"
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f74939c556..324fe711c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6244,10 +6244,9 @@ 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@17.0.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "17.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-17.0.0.tgz#6edf2f8d05da003e98a6cf5269a4717adfe4e406"
-  integrity sha512-8nv+a1e6n4x4DYKiBFRS6/CIpsE22+31K+9/4Y5MB8m3iraSVBtdZ5y/9ktQnjQuo9I85TvyqHL2obRWF7UD5Q==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/b58d09aa9a7a3578c43185becb41ab0b17ce0f98"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"