diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb2e722387f..1ab9303f35c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^5.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
-        "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+        "matrix-js-sdk": "36.2.0-rc.0",
         "matrix-widget-api": "^1.10.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "mime": "^4.0.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea9f95ed0cc..e496b4ea8be 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@
     ts-xor "^1.3.0"
     vaul "^1.0.0"
 
-"@vector-im/matrix-wysiwyg-wasm@link:../../.cache/yarn/v6/npm-@vector-im-matrix-wysiwyg-2.38.0-af862ffd231dc0a6b8d6f2cb3601e68456c0ff24-integrity/node_modules/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm":
+"@vector-im/matrix-wysiwyg-wasm@link:../../../.cache/yarn/v6/npm-@vector-im-matrix-wysiwyg-2.38.0-af862ffd231dc0a6b8d6f2cb3601e68456c0ff24-integrity/node_modules/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
@@ -8663,9 +8663,10 @@ 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@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "36.1.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/8175683d4bc65b730e9475d016372b948b2a6cb9"
+matrix-js-sdk@36.2.0-rc.0:
+  version "36.2.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-36.2.0-rc.0.tgz#3d618893cdd6727a7caa53a53bbbd74798d25fd1"
+  integrity sha512-sZUBUys3dZxveO4+paH7adAsWBByEs5uDVk8Qco0YqX2DI0u9XGAnBPIHAiq7k2V7wRKTw5V1Mbul3QBVmT7Ow==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm" "^13.0.0"