diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8d7b0db3..ad836473 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ serde_urlencoded = "0.6.1"
 strum = "0.18.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ruma-events = "0.18.0"
+ruma-events = "0.19.0-rc.2"
 
 [features]
 default = ["with-ruma-api-macros"]