diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96458d7b..2a2f892c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
     "gemini-scrollbar": "github:matrix-org/gemini-scrollbar#b302279",
     "gfm.css": "^1.1.2",
     "highlight.js": "^9.13.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "2.0.0",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "1.2.1",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "2.0.1-rc.1",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "1.2.2-rc.1",
     "modernizr": "^3.6.0",
     "olm": "https://packages.matrix.org/npm/olm/olm-3.1.0.tgz",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a29e6480..8519d24a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5728,10 +5728,10 @@ math-random@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/math-random/-/math-random-1.0.4.tgz#5dd6943c938548267016d4e34f057583080c514c"
   integrity sha512-rUxjysqif/BZQH2yhd5Aaq7vXMSx9NdEsQcyA07uEzIvxgI7zIr33gGsh+RU0/XjmQpCW7RsVof1vlkvQVCK5A==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-2.0.0.tgz#1bbca0170c190a42eeda739f52f2995b446225ee"
-  integrity sha512-2/NV9hepV8QnX3xl1oaS7VS9tqsBKqCh9/pp+dAYFMA1A5PJACMFjE2M1KnW3JvHH+uDvag4fa7rraMwwGOK+A==
+matrix-js-sdk@2.0.1-rc.1:
+  version "2.0.1-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-2.0.1-rc.1.tgz#2590d6741d74af6b047e362eeea1b9a76c9c2143"
+  integrity sha512-t4EIK3xLiGdo8HrQeXYO58iw1e/959gidMvKfup8Pw8PJbRRQWXTe4DD0/Qytzq/zgbrx+1L4NxxceOzzwiwiw==
   dependencies:
     another-json "^0.2.0"
     babel-runtime "^6.26.0"
@@ -5752,10 +5752,10 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@1.2.1:
-  version "1.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-1.2.1.tgz#18eb0fc54f4c12a6f2ab15f0920c891d12d55981"
-  integrity sha512-5uiwOsVTJ6uwWKzlK1Q7o95L8s+gmm5wpAXywCduCYODjINLb3d66rToLxYCsznd/qO4aAUvLT3xPSXt97ha9Q==
+matrix-react-sdk@1.2.2-rc.1:
+  version "1.2.2-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-1.2.2-rc.1.tgz#b1644b007b2f41261a424d34625bfdd4e822a802"
+  integrity sha512-d66X8xbcGqAijx8gFbLh2+8jaA3Q124nTf+BfjHQQP3wuOuC5+n/cN/ZX/HBnwEOAzo3b1hsyxtSSqTDIDdgmg==
   dependencies:
     babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import "^6.18.0"
     babel-runtime "^6.26.0"
@@ -5782,7 +5782,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@1.2.1:
     linkifyjs "^2.1.6"
     lodash "^4.13.1"
     lolex "2.3.2"
-    matrix-js-sdk "2.0.0"
+    matrix-js-sdk "2.0.1-rc.1"
     optimist "^0.6.1"
     pako "^1.0.5"
     png-chunks-extract "^1.0.0"