diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c7e134405..6e6972208c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         "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": "34.12.0-rc.0",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.10.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "mime": "^4.0.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63b60de8e0..7cc8109395 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8179,9 +8179,10 @@ 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 "34.10.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/6855ace6422082d173438cb23368d2fabc6a1086"
+matrix-js-sdk@34.12.0-rc.0:
+  version "34.12.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.12.0-rc.0.tgz#d7ff6e5a5daa82a5c8465016cd3cb168d709576a"
+  integrity sha512-hT7tzLYI9Jy3d+8bpzv5p+5MV1R4YxJ8IgMZQ8cy+65/bzkPbSi/XphCfAXcG1KDdFW28l0GYvAk4K7WTOQA8Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^9.0.0"