diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6026cda922..3f45794c39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.5.25",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "19.4.0-rc.1",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.53.0-rc.1",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.53.0-rc.2",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.0.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f96eb89ca8..c9a4ba32ad 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7985,10 +7985,10 @@ matrix-mock-request@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     expect "^28.1.0"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.53.0-rc.1:
-  version "3.53.0-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.53.0-rc.1.tgz#d5d27b5b904ea7609056236bd14b1cac6667e8ac"
-  integrity sha512-dBV8qrbCBPcUaxdnOjARz9ohwhOz3SZ0aJNyl3cVHmJYVUoU7uLUzreov08YRzLMtxKTHdzbyvLkq57ppKD+WQ==
+matrix-react-sdk@3.53.0-rc.2:
+  version "3.53.0-rc.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.53.0-rc.2.tgz#06fd891becf903fb1473b20b64fbc8452dd604fc"
+  integrity sha512-uG8axiBXYkWtmQ0HJccTfEtsrE1IZxCSAk1q02HCVnhZqPnm5HcO2I7raKa4h6VneSUdUv5C3atZxf9wqzlm+Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/analytics-events" "^0.2.0"