diff --git a/matrix_sdk_common/Cargo.toml b/matrix_sdk_common/Cargo.toml
index 444d397e..5d9262b5 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/matrix_sdk_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ async-trait = "0.1.42"
 [dependencies.ruma]
 version = "0.0.2"
 git = "https://github.com/ruma/ruma"
-rev = "8c109d3c0a7ec66b352dc82677d30db7cb0723eb"
-features = ["client-api", "unstable-pre-spec"]
+rev = "d6aa37c848b7f682a98c25b346899e284ffc6df7"
+features = ["client-api", "compat", "unstable-pre-spec"]
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 uuid = { version = "0.8.2", default-features = false, features = ["v4", "serde"] }