diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df574be5d2..5bf8ff0b4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.5.25",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.53.0",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.0.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 97446669b1..473dfe7b49 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7961,23 +7961,6 @@ 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@19.4.0:
-  version "19.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-19.4.0.tgz#ea333ec3b7893ea953bd1ac00c0ce1108fffc0d0"
-  integrity sha512-B8Mm4jCsCHaMaChcdM3VhZDVKrn0nMSDtYvHmS15Iu8Pe0G4qmIpk2AoADBAL9U9yN3pCqvs3TDXaQhM8UxRRA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^5.0.0"
-    content-type "^1.0.4"
-    loglevel "^1.7.1"
-    matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    p-retry "4"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
-    request "^2.88.2"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
-
 "matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "19.4.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/cbcf47d5c01b6799f85f8499124a042bdd37c061"
@@ -8001,10 +7984,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     expect "^28.1.0"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.53.0:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.53.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.53.0.tgz#eb102d0c9f740735a9385bf8dddc9a27f3ec6bab"
-  integrity sha512-852TdcXKEQsBu9jTCDvXRdkk8czhOzpPcUvqlJbJiFy5jFTRMCsUqYqBYuFip09/e61q8KHMfKfOWslyT8DKFw==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/d85d79d92b09c4647c61b31b3c899529c97f221a"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/analytics-events" "^0.2.0"
@@ -8044,7 +8026,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.53.0:
     maplibre-gl "^1.15.2"
     matrix-encrypt-attachment "^1.0.3"
     matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    matrix-js-sdk "19.4.0"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^1.0.0"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"