diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df84b94f02..661db4b6bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^2.2.1",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "^0.8.0",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
     "react": "^15.4.0",