diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48a0dfc665baa182da19a75d2ff4cf6df812171d..9efa88ba115b40f416eef45997e582460a2e2304 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "34.5.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.9.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b1b2ac3682e64745731ddab3ee10c7781e4c80d4..0c2336305a61e87633890223e5434edc50daffd1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7004,10 +7004,9 @@ 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@34.5.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "34.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-34.5.0.tgz#078c81eb0f9271ae01d21df442979dcb2161cd8a"
-  integrity sha512-pbp+IxAkSwGmefrlUGCrtrs3UWyqN2iWh4lKnJW+jFIlsksXq7A8vL4cS1z8LXmpcHQAg3mKNuj8n8uhm51t1A==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/9f8c1ee95329145b70f1c7d402865ce33cec21d2"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^7.0.0"