diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3df9b9e37..8cfdf59fca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
     "gemini-scrollbar": "github:matrix-org/gemini-scrollbar#b302279",
     "gfm.css": "^1.1.2",
     "highlight.js": "^9.13.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "1.0.2",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "1.0.5",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "^1.0.3-rc.1",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "^1.0.6-rc.1",
     "modernizr": "^3.6.0",
     "olm": "https://matrix.org/packages/npm/olm/olm-3.1.0-pre1.tgz",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2665a2fcb5..7b37e0d350 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5190,7 +5190,7 @@ isstream@~0.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isstream/-/isstream-0.1.2.tgz#47e63f7af55afa6f92e1500e690eb8b8529c099a"
   integrity sha1-R+Y/evVa+m+S4VAOaQ64uFKcCZo=
 
-"jquery@>= 1.4.3", jquery@^3.3.1:
+jquery@^3.3.1:
   version "3.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.3.1.tgz#958ce29e81c9790f31be7792df5d4d95fc57fbca"
   integrity sha512-Ubldcmxp5np52/ENotGxlLe6aGMvmF4R8S6tZjsP6Knsaxd/xp3Zrh50cG93lR6nPXyUFwzN3ZSOQI0wRJNdGg==
@@ -5732,10 +5732,10 @@ math-random@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/math-random/-/math-random-1.0.1.tgz#8b3aac588b8a66e4975e3cdea67f7bb329601fac"
   integrity sha1-izqsWIuKZuSXXjzepn97sylgH6w=
 
-matrix-js-sdk@1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-1.0.2.tgz#482d8d2076c7565cf7354722e96c9971e372182a"
-  integrity sha512-4WCBJFSoOLelHi7IUAcVxPQF+gTc/i9NUKZ77qwUfcZVED8VKTIyWZnwpeLgocK5gAOJV9fkAyO5mny9SkZaGg==
+matrix-js-sdk@^1.0.3-rc.1:
+  version "1.0.3-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-1.0.3-rc.1.tgz#61dea7fc2efd6f0a23e709443b4ac6a276890e9a"
+  integrity sha512-31aFwoAR9AIWhqHgJCYplXVFbaykXydm7GBvM/ffCjzN5OgAQEzUqwX18PfWKHVZHqijtj2VZOqnBVsXLX0w6Q==
   dependencies:
     another-json "^0.2.0"
     babel-runtime "^6.26.0"
@@ -5757,10 +5757,10 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@1.0.5:
-  version "1.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-1.0.5.tgz#92ca4f6780f76e183f47d2f96c79ada76492d77a"
-  integrity sha512-aaBmKQO4KM+U9eMhdJgbO/RZtmqayISk+qrcdcXtxDYjn2RZnziTNQ2289xG+dQb7A09Aev3u9rogrD6QCDI3w==
+matrix-react-sdk@^1.0.6-rc.1:
+  version "1.0.6-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-1.0.6-rc.1.tgz#349882288d668258bf04c76fa63a07e8d533bb7b"
+  integrity sha512-ulbvL7Cp7jJASL5tOMfrJJ95A0oNPQueaA8CDOmsa9Fu7O6sF415hTxQflO4xPYz/7BAs3jrExgMXpY48U5VHg==
   dependencies:
     babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import "^6.18.0"
     babel-runtime "^6.26.0"
@@ -5786,7 +5786,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@1.0.5:
     linkifyjs "^2.1.6"
     lodash "^4.13.1"
     lolex "2.3.2"
-    matrix-js-sdk "1.0.2"
+    matrix-js-sdk "^1.0.3-rc.1"
     optimist "^0.6.1"
     pako "^1.0.5"
     prop-types "^15.5.8"
@@ -5806,7 +5806,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@1.0.5:
     slate-react "^0.18.10"
     text-encoding-utf-8 "^1.0.1"
     url "^0.11.0"
-    velocity-vector "github:vector-im/velocity#059e3b2"
+    velocity-animate "^1.5.2"
     whatwg-fetch "^1.1.1"
     zxcvbn "^4.4.2"
 
@@ -8995,11 +8995,10 @@ vary@~1.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz#2299f02c6ded30d4a5961b0b9f74524a18f634fc"
   integrity sha1-IpnwLG3tMNSllhsLn3RSShj2NPw=
 
-"velocity-vector@github:vector-im/velocity#059e3b2":
-  version "1.2.3"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/vector-im/velocity/tar.gz/059e3b2348f1110888d033974d3109fd5a3af00f"
-  dependencies:
-    jquery ">= 1.4.3"
+velocity-animate@^1.5.2:
+  version "1.5.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/velocity-animate/-/velocity-animate-1.5.2.tgz#5a351d75fca2a92756f5c3867548b873f6c32105"
+  integrity sha512-m6EXlCAMetKztO1ppBhGU1/1MR3IiEevO6ESq6rcrSQ3Q77xYSW13jkfXW88o4xMrkXJhy/U7j4wFR/twMB0Eg==
 
 verror@1.10.0:
   version "1.10.0"