diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21034b4ce9..97b3ac6c89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.2.0",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.42.1",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ca73958fe5..901e436ebd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4676,15 +4676,20 @@ emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz#e818fd69ce5ccfcb404594f842963bf53164cc37"
   integrity sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A==
 
-emojibase-data@^6.2.0:
-  version "6.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojibase-data/-/emojibase-data-6.2.0.tgz#db6c75c36905284fa623f4aa5f468d2be6ed364a"
-  integrity sha512-SWKaXD2QeQs06IE7qfJftsI5924Dqzp+V9xaa5RzZIEWhmlrG6Jt2iKwfgOPHu+5S8MEtOI7GdpKsXj46chXOw==
+emojibase-data@7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojibase-data/-/emojibase-data-7.0.0.tgz#5e16ed265871d58b3ca7c3b2bc7d80853a55f34f"
+  integrity sha512-ka3p06egA+jqWnUUjNfOwYAw4j9/+KyUcCpFjSItM0NjbL8n5qZfe1mskmGUP4TkuE5SbiOvG++CC1iN+53jKg==
 
-emojibase-regex@^5.1.3:
-  version "5.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojibase-regex/-/emojibase-regex-5.1.3.tgz#f0ef621ed6ec624becd2326f999fd4ea01b94554"
-  integrity sha512-gT8T9LxLA8VJdI+8KQtyykB9qKzd7WuUL3M2yw6y9tplFeufOUANg3UKVaKUvkMcRNvZsSElWhxcJrx8WPE12g==
+emojibase-regex@6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojibase-regex/-/emojibase-regex-6.0.0.tgz#2d236f6bd38e6aa69089707eb06fe1f6a3270198"
+  integrity sha512-vpo76XcjjFapY4Q1vZAp8fu07p9lNCZi0TMtpZ3XyHYRqnqYZTzHgSI7tMvpYmnD8xt9o4XC5oUaSJXT4Ky9Tw==
+
+emojibase@6.0.2:
+  version "6.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojibase/-/emojibase-6.0.2.tgz#1e76996b2bd9e6927e51f54c3995245b03eacb02"
+  integrity sha512-2h2eblOm86tj+lsJLgLYmEni13H74KNNu1NI1ZgMOX9ByWuvjFZLhETEUH1edpcd8srAlzhfJSD892UbpxfwsA==
 
 emojis-list@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
@@ -8220,23 +8225,6 @@ 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@16.0.1:
-  version "16.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-16.0.1.tgz#9b389ef16677ba648efad2929a7802af6f1dc81f"
-  integrity sha512-GRYZY7JZRqsVFa2nKO2qJbU4gQail2+1PgX2QDcibWizTL5Gh8YS384twprpIKqzdLHJ3d7H7A0L+uqc562ZsQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.4"
-    loglevel "^1.7.1"
-    matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    p-retry "^4.5.0"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
-    request "^2.88.2"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
-
 "matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "16.0.1"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/bdc3da1fac3cb454b409325b6a50cd869b3d5d57"
@@ -8261,10 +8249,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.42.1:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.42.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.42.1.tgz#15aec8c01f54cf8badf4423d7b1b8c3dc31d643e"
-  integrity sha512-XLNgoBkPc5qhJPX9o6kb1azua0Tgg7+NJ9pVyTM3J1lHXsP37oR9aeVLK7fGugnZEDN+fn0Hy9ROguAWNXruAA==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/2520d8178401f91a786c7c5d44c216b3bd34085b"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@sentry/browser" "^6.11.0"
@@ -8280,8 +8267,9 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.42.1:
     counterpart "^0.18.6"
     diff-dom "^4.2.2"
     diff-match-patch "^1.0.5"
-    emojibase-data "^6.2.0"
-    emojibase-regex "^5.1.3"
+    emojibase "6.0.2"
+    emojibase-data "7.0.0"
+    emojibase-regex "6.0.0"
     escape-html "^1.0.3"
     file-saver "^2.0.5"
     filesize "6.1.0"
@@ -8301,7 +8289,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.42.1:
     maplibre-gl "^1.15.2"
     matrix-analytics-events "github:matrix-org/matrix-analytics-events.git#daad3faed54f0b1f1e026a7498b4653e4d01cd90"
     matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    matrix-js-sdk "16.0.1"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.18"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"