diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a34cc60ad8..ed2dba8797 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "maplibre-gl": "^1.15.2",
     "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
     "matrix-events-sdk": "^0.0.1-beta.7",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "19.4.0-rc.1",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 973a5c586d..1c68fc5436 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6786,9 +6786,10 @@ 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@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "19.3.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/566b4ba56c587578fcf4f32af003528291c77365"
+matrix-js-sdk@19.4.0-rc.1:
+  version "19.4.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-19.4.0-rc.1.tgz#3116d6ad4d09d934aae5c40f968b44bfe472def8"
+  integrity sha512-Hl6MvaUgqD5SMhbAtUk/3c+1yEBby0HYv6ddmB7LYOK2cBm0dncRPsdJ2o/iXFNKH5KpJlSCKwZtoRHZqIHucQ==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"