diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96305e82a9..98b99a2b21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         "katex": "^0.16.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-        "matrix-react-sdk": "3.81.1",
+        "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.3.1",
         "react": "17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f28e6adc5f..9695443c7a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6389,11 +6389,6 @@ focus-lock@^0.11.6:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.0.3"
 
-focus-visible@^5.2.0:
-  version "5.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/focus-visible/-/focus-visible-5.2.0.tgz#3a9e41fccf587bd25dcc2ef045508284f0a4d6b3"
-  integrity sha512-Rwix9pBtC1Nuy5wysTmKy+UjbDJpIfg8eHjw0rjZ1mX4GNLz1Bmd16uDpI3Gk1i70Fgcs8Csg2lPm8HULFg9DQ==
-
 follow-redirects@^1.0.0:
   version "1.15.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz#b460864144ba63f2681096f274c4e57026da2c13"
@@ -8945,10 +8940,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^2.5.0:
   dependencies:
     expect "^28.1.0"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.81.1:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.81.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.81.1.tgz#bcdf3e4f88546ebf5000c73c06024c274e887fc4"
-  integrity sha512-8TCZfqTsEB07reD/tQRehz/epL86Ovj+M476weZj9FFZ91dCK5lRtAeyAwnYYh03lxZ+bJHXMawmSa40CKtlkw==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/695049729ce9c8472b36feec1e062e4eb5788857"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/analytics-events" "^0.7.0"
@@ -8961,6 +8955,9 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.81.1:
     "@testing-library/react-hooks" "^8.0.1"
     "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens" "^0.0.5"
     "@vector-im/compound-web" "^0.4.0"
+    "@zxcvbn-ts/core" "^3.0.4"
+    "@zxcvbn-ts/language-common" "^3.0.4"
+    "@zxcvbn-ts/language-en" "^3.0.2"
     await-lock "^2.1.0"
     blurhash "^1.1.3"
     classnames "^2.2.6"
@@ -8972,7 +8969,6 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.81.1:
     escape-html "^1.0.3"
     file-saver "^2.0.5"
     filesize "10.0.12"
-    focus-visible "^5.2.0"
     gfm.css "^1.1.2"
     glob-to-regexp "^0.4.1"
     graphemer "^1.4.0"
@@ -8989,7 +8985,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.81.1:
     maplibre-gl "^2.0.0"
     matrix-encrypt-attachment "^1.0.3"
     matrix-events-sdk "0.0.1"
-    matrix-js-sdk "28.2.0"
+    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"
@@ -9014,7 +9010,6 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.81.1:
     ua-parser-js "^1.0.2"
     uuid "^9.0.0"
     what-input "^5.2.10"
-    zxcvbn "^4.4.2"
 
 matrix-web-i18n@^3.1.1:
   version "3.1.1"