diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56c5d0090d..c0dc19a647 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.2.0",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.29.0",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.15",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9efd741a18..fd831cc847 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7672,22 +7672,6 @@ mathml-tag-names@^2.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz#4ddadd67308e780cf16a47685878ee27b736a0a3"
   integrity sha512-APMBEanjybaPzUrfqU0IMU5I0AswKMH7k8OTLs0vvV4KZpExkTkY87nR/zpbuTPj+gARop7aGUbl11pnDfW6xg==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@12.4.0:
-  version "12.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-12.4.0.tgz#ff60306f9a9e39fd1ae6c7e501001f80eb779dd7"
-  integrity sha512-KamHmvNle4mkdErmNgVsGIL3n8/zgPe60DLVaEA2t4aSNwQLEmRS+oVpIgsO3ZrUivBvn4oc9sBqxP0OIl6kUg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.4"
-    loglevel "^1.7.1"
-    p-retry "^4.5.0"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
-    request "^2.88.2"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
-
 "matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "12.4.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/2783d162b77d6629c574f35e88bea9ae29765c34"
@@ -7711,10 +7695,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.29.0:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.29.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.29.0.tgz#ab8536fe712b156d911f1f19a89f6c8acca7eafd"
-  integrity sha512-20Acs/5rs8lhPvFcAza7bFPRZSfm8x3/KILTaQrztIMl1iCSmxLbqJNxhyRjVegLQPEXltdkI3unyKQngn5EYA==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/855c3819c1a24f83901398b21e676b364940d74b"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@sentry/browser" "^6.11.0"
@@ -7744,7 +7727,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.29.0:
     katex "^0.12.0"
     linkifyjs "^2.1.9"
     lodash "^4.17.20"
-    matrix-js-sdk "12.4.0"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.15"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"