diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf00952f23..bab27a2d52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         "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": "23.1.0-rc.1",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.1.1",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
         "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ee1874ea43..95dc497fff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6400,9 +6400,10 @@ 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 "23.0.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/1ebcac37cca04f108548376f02a7a2d0666904d6"
+matrix-js-sdk@23.1.0-rc.1:
+  version "23.1.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-23.1.0-rc.1.tgz#1218089935a0a61b2b0e142ac737435a0e5d9ba9"
+  integrity sha512-smy7gye40kG4vdLufWWivou+gOjCB/WO4X68PlL5MOddTBs/GiKBZ0X026SA/09eYGwH614lxZoWkir4BlKBjg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.2"
@@ -6413,7 +6414,6 @@ matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1:
     matrix-events-sdk "0.0.1"
     matrix-widget-api "^1.0.0"
     p-retry "4"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
     sdp-transform "^2.14.1"
     unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
     uuid "9"
@@ -7230,13 +7230,6 @@ qrcode@1.5.1:
     pngjs "^5.0.0"
     yargs "^15.3.1"
 
-qs@^6.9.6:
-  version "6.11.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.11.0.tgz#fd0d963446f7a65e1367e01abd85429453f0c37a"
-  integrity sha512-MvjoMCJwEarSbUYk5O+nmoSzSutSsTwF85zcHPQ9OrlFoZOYIjaqBAJIqIXjptyD5vThxGq52Xu/MaJzRkIk4Q==
-  dependencies:
-    side-channel "^1.0.4"
-
 qs@~6.5.2:
   version "6.5.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.5.3.tgz#3aeeffc91967ef6e35c0e488ef46fb296ab76aad"