diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ca6577118..622269f3c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^4.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "34.12.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.10.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "mime": "^4.0.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 166160665b..20f545347e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8352,10 +8352,9 @@ 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@34.12.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "34.12.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.12.0.tgz#d62d45cdde71a1fafb3109621e96379e476b8c07"
-  integrity sha512-k6jG4r4Bh8vwP7T7eIZTz3Y9+vEVq+VZUdn9Xz0t0AfhziNCALP2KneW2mrYWA2wHtEkIRfFYKHBJIUxw4LiKw==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/544ac86d2080da8e55d0b727cae826e42600c490"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^9.0.0"