diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8289d62c50..d0a073ec2e6 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": "34.13.0",
+        "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 d166956f8ba..5cf9b0d5958 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8240,10 +8240,9 @@ 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@34.13.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "34.13.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.13.0.tgz#5a7a112cc0c9edd3bd58ae9669070dd220912f51"
-  integrity sha512-AAU8ZdCawca+7ucQfdcC3LA85OtCTV7QeqcjvKt/ZZhU3xL9VoawuoRQ+4R6H8KZnqyJmT4j7bdeC0jG4qcqLg==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/c4ea57d42dcf8bd04c40feaa2c686487dbcab338"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^9.0.0"