diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b73462d188..97367ae6d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.9",
     "lodash": "^4.17.20",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "12.1.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "12.2.0-rc.1",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.15",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ee531265b7..b339f69c1f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5445,10 +5445,10 @@ mathml-tag-names@^2.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz#4ddadd67308e780cf16a47685878ee27b736a0a3"
   integrity sha512-APMBEanjybaPzUrfqU0IMU5I0AswKMH7k8OTLs0vvV4KZpExkTkY87nR/zpbuTPj+gARop7aGUbl11pnDfW6xg==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@12.1.0:
-  version "12.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-12.1.0.tgz#7d159dd9bc03701e45a6b2777f1fa582a7e8b970"
-  integrity sha512-/fSqOjD+mTlMD+/B3s3Ja6BfI46FnTDl43ojzGDUOsHRRmSYUmoONb83qkH5Fjm8cI2q5ZBJMsBfjuZwLVeiZw==
+matrix-js-sdk@12.2.0-rc.1:
+  version "12.2.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-12.2.0-rc.1.tgz#fbbb462dd98c64edb6f4bcd5403d802c98625f01"
+  integrity sha512-aHxL6wsLRrnJMLJ17V1IVOm2dCGOA8jHWZi43xNzkdsmQeU9UiUmUcT9RxsYcc7YhNv8ZaZ1plIwvBmoz3H4mA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"