diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1520771cec..73f8326eae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "34.1.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "34.2.0-rc.0",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.5.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 64cb0c1f8b..cd60cf1e71 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6812,10 +6812,10 @@ 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@34.1.0:
-  version "34.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.1.0.tgz#6ac76be1a91721f1ba3c4b0dedce7761735c4084"
-  integrity sha512-jJrnlNRBncsK98fkied+G3Y1QcUEcq18D+NwVsyOqFAlOs1Vsbrii3W5xzpuFytJnx4CD7UM7NLXCNGiFPl7jQ==
+matrix-js-sdk@34.2.0-rc.0:
+  version "34.2.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.2.0-rc.0.tgz#3a02bdf295ec538a03a34aae00d9389ff18076ee"
+  integrity sha512-C6KUnBE0o8CjNJKkR9ISErRSCc2AUdeN8xh8MkquuwsqoaUdOiTMbjDKd1YroAx2PMjOxo+W2U8JCiURquMC6A==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^6.0.0"