diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59a4981090..89faf70d42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+Changes in [1.6.2](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v1.6.2) (2019-10-04)
+===================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v1.6.2-rc.1...v1.6.2)
+
+ * Handle null from TimelinePanel.getScrollState in RoomView _getScrollState
+   [\#3518](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3518)
+ * Fix Community Panel preference not taking effect until some refreshing
+   [\#3517](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3517)
+ * Fix backspace without slate focus killing everything
+   [\#3515](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3515)
+ * Fix integration manager not updating when set
+   [\#3510](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3510)
+ * Various ARIA a11y fixes.
+   [\#3514](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3514)
+ * Add a bit of debugging for where MatrixClient stops
+   [\#3511](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3511)
+ * Add error boundaries to catch rendering errors
+   [\#3512](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3512)
+ * Add an option to hide image previews
+   [\#3492](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3492)
+ * Fix:  stuck tooltip with composer formatting bar
+   [\#3507](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3507)
+ * Fix: don't let composer placeholder show horizontal scrollbar when too
+   narrow
+   [\#3506](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3506)
+
+Changes in [1.6.2-rc.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v1.6.2-rc.1) (2019-10-02)
+=============================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2-rc.1)
+
+ * Custom theming MVP
+   [\#3503](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3503)
+ * Don't mark a room as unread when someone adds an alias
+   [\#3505](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3505)
+ * Fix upgraderoom slashcommand
+   [\#3504](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3504)
+ * Update stripped emoji and bump emojidata to 4.0.2
+   [\#3501](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3501)
+ * Support local permalinks for unfederated instances
+   [\#3500](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3500)
+ * Accessibility fixes to the LeftPanel
+   [\#3499](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3499)
+ * Make Autocomplete more accessible to screen reader users
+   [\#3497](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3497)
+ * Fix: even more resilience to detect slash commands
+   [\#3496](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3496)
+ * Fix PropTypes usage, sdk import path and GroupMemberTile letter-avatar
+   [\#3486](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/3486)
+
 Changes in [1.6.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v1.6.1) (2019-10-01)
 ===================================================================================================
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6347a661a5..a09dbd3ea1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "matrix-react-sdk",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "description": "SDK for matrix.org using React",
   "author": "matrix.org",
   "repository": {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.14",
     "lolex": "4.2",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "2.4.1",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "pako": "^1.0.5",
     "png-chunks-extract": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ba7fea21ba..9b9850389d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5187,9 +5187,10 @@ mathml-tag-names@^2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.1.tgz#6dff66c99d55ecf739ca53c492e626f1d12a33cc"
   integrity sha512-pWB896KPGSGkp1XtyzRBftpTzwSOL0Gfk0wLvxt4f2mgzjY19o0LxJ3U25vNWTzsh7da+KTbuXQoQ3lOJZ8WHw==
 
-"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
+matrix-js-sdk@2.4.1:
   version "2.4.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/e024d047e358cf26caa47542c8f6d9a469a11cb2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-2.4.1.tgz#f32f8ebb1f01fa26711a4cf6b78eae125156f455"
+  integrity sha512-5mOp396eOtvaMiuUD85TWvuxSP532PuvtH/QLugBGenI15FGwtnC40cTnVYviYWGBi340FPrOKWulc5ILRX6qQ==
   dependencies:
     another-json "^0.2.0"
     babel-runtime "^6.26.0"