diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e96aac14a9..d326cbca39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "matrix-analytics-events": "github:matrix-org/matrix-analytics-events.git#4aef17b56798639906f26a8739043a3c5c5fde7e",
     "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": "17.2.0-rc.1",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f3b83bfae1..1b33df0573 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6650,9 +6650,10 @@ 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 "17.1.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3649cf46d3435f5b9ff8f60d17f9402c41638dd4"
+matrix-js-sdk@17.2.0-rc.1:
+  version "17.2.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-17.2.0-rc.1.tgz#88c563b209fa1ffa4cd6daa8525893fe0825e1f7"
+  integrity sha512-X9NjN1d7v/a0QCeVRJdoYfLxNRje2lqEZtZaQ50CX7nycD2sQU5Xeysf8yWKFuZWtPspJzC8FIj10e+ilOvRQg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     another-json "^0.2.0"