diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1d5c3a1f4..ee2ed39520 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "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": "24.1.0-rc.1",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.3.1",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
         "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bcfed948ad..27089782ae 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6544,9 +6544,10 @@ 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 "24.0.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/5fc6b3ed171105370c7a4bf557d19ba7189e395a"
+matrix-js-sdk@24.1.0-rc.1:
+  version "24.1.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-24.1.0-rc.1.tgz#bf8772c862cc2683bf514450c4f01ced1e223668"
+  integrity sha512-hdTLkWmVKxScR077D784b4J0iZnhs3RYxigPXERoXEjW+G+1Ybh418+MwdtJtcRAq/kE3Ntspk9PgoYUkQv2kA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.5"