diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b168e5eb97..0c0f8f1b01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.2.0",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.45.0",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 475cb45c8c..4cf6f4b7be 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8229,23 +8229,6 @@ matrix-events-sdk@^0.0.1-beta.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-events-sdk/-/matrix-events-sdk-0.0.1-beta.7.tgz#5ffe45eba1f67cc8d7c2377736c728b322524934"
   integrity sha512-9jl4wtWanUFSy2sr2lCjErN/oC8KTAtaeaozJtrgot1JiQcEI4Rda9OLgQ7nLKaqb4Z/QUx/fR3XpDzm5Jy1JA==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@18.0.0:
-  version "18.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-18.0.0.tgz#2452ca9e80e90180de4591960a3a338151c94446"
-  integrity sha512-P7PI2nQs7BfjkEATgVtQK3ix1DqIYBiDsVo9nSwJcG2vqq+Mf2PnnuPtU6/ZQBoUNhMbFCd8XCaxsPnE6XqnEA==
-  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"
-    matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    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 "18.0.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/2f540e31a5dd266a463f65c07eec19024bfc5762"
@@ -8270,10 +8253,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.45.0:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.45.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.45.0.tgz#095aa904bbeea0b485c00e08fa3b2d67d2955ddd"
-  integrity sha512-YjpHS/Ek7XbqJbk8L20M9e3hjS1EOwL3iinXLllMkueaoTUnQt5P3iVWjhs3MV2k0naGwPCUfh8tTPZQ9A9bQQ==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/d214387c88d991935ca9c7775e47a2cf9dd1d972"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@sentry/browser" "^6.11.0"
@@ -8311,7 +8293,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.45.0:
     matrix-analytics-events "github:matrix-org/matrix-analytics-events.git#a0687ca6fbdb7258543d49b99fb88b9201e900b0"
     matrix-encrypt-attachment "^1.0.3"
     matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    matrix-js-sdk "18.0.0"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.18"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"