diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 151b6d6170..2af3a21684 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^2.2.1",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "0.7.11",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "0.7.12-rc.1",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
     "q": "^1.4.1",