diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c642a37bee..ba399cadc4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "26.1.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.4.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 14b2e6f354..b2e53c9c28 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6571,10 +6571,9 @@ 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@26.1.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "26.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-26.1.0.tgz#d09f2892ca8263a92413cf61a66c2b2d8c4f545d"
-  integrity sha512-2isNpMFCR0hV8wNub4GJ/+8lIbz/jag12gf1P8rU++PfLFpeObooIDI3nnffBGLV5biZ3iLkaLOKAl33dSxchA==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/b77fe465f75fc0c273e22d6ff8bde658f35a68b6"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-js" "^0.1.0-alpha.10"