diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 827fbd6211..200318c276 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         "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": "31.0.0-rc.0",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.5.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f39922425d..799a485aad 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7816,9 +7816,10 @@ 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 "30.3.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/ffc9fb34d057b7258e40891f8614ec09321d82d7"
+matrix-js-sdk@31.0.0-rc.0:
+  version "31.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-31.0.0-rc.0.tgz#27183d251508e3438c41a0979e390a83d65fcf2c"
+  integrity sha512-JrTVeFOeDmyhjvQnyAUkfRu8GDUwmxgD5lhvNjzkcjlZYuWMkBzL9OOuYG3S4cAGTpDIWAv1c2vHuyH5VInnHA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^3.5.0"