diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96e45ee3cb..012b477c92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^5.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "38.4.0",
+        "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 518647aa06..daafc56d1b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11078,10 +11078,9 @@ 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@38.4.0:
+"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "38.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-38.4.0.tgz#446f83e4a91e49f044f02ee35643a83c3f6da116"
-  integrity sha512-Xs9/6pE1eL/F5bP11jrtsZXiPlCda+mW5UC21DifvpjHWvAZsz4rq24rXd4s5/oPrIZKJqP8Fnfcic870ben2w==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/b3d217717a4da6b650cf20aff072230415bff071"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^15.3.0"