diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eaecc8fb805..9dfbdbf53bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^2.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "27.2.0",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.5.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b3c07511573..3ed1113975b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7160,10 +7160,9 @@ 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@27.2.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "27.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-27.2.0.tgz#c06d5ce9f961b18ed62593e1c01eeaec754725bc"
-  integrity sha512-jsoA5oPv0eQbELlOzQ6J3v1HTPU0oydqgLQNVpztsajEj6AfJYvCaZueFak8jac9RsopZlqWbP8CXI8r5MvNEA==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/97cf73bc52814c2a479161caffffb85fe6ce63c8"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^1.2.0"