diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eadd390a..7003aa07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "i18next-parser": "^9.1.0",
     "jsdom": "^26.0.0",
     "knip": "^5.27.2",
-    "livekit-client": "2.9.8",
+    "livekit-client": "2.8.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "loglevel": "^1.9.1",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#8395919f0fd1af7cab1e793d736f2cdf18ef7686",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b77a5482..363ed72c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1781,7 +1781,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@livekit/mutex/-/mutex-1.1.1.tgz#72492b611d55be8130ba2271b7a436d94b1bc6d4"
   integrity sha512-EsshAucklmpuUAfkABPxJNhzj9v2sG7JuzFDL4ML1oJQSV14sqrpTYnsaOudMAw9yOaW53NU3QQTlUQoRs4czw==
 
-"@livekit/protocol@1.34.0", "@livekit/protocol@^1.33.0":
+"@livekit/protocol@1.30.0":
+  version "1.30.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@livekit/protocol/-/protocol-1.30.0.tgz#c79e98aca2a822f9bd217d016c6efd0f472f206f"
+  integrity sha512-SDI9ShVKj8N3oOSinr8inaxD3FXgmgoJlqN35uU/Yx1sdoDeQbzAuBFox7bYjM+VhnZ1V22ivIDjAsKr00H+XQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@bufbuild/protobuf" "^1.10.0"
+
+"@livekit/protocol@^1.33.0":
   version "1.34.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@livekit/protocol/-/protocol-1.34.0.tgz#9d87560d022d1debd7984ca74b59fa505109f1e8"
   integrity sha512-bU7pCLAMRVTVZb1KSxA46q55bhOc4iATrY/gccy2/oX1D57tiZEI+8wGRWHeDwBb0UwnABu6JXzC4tTFkdsaOg==
@@ -6344,20 +6351,20 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz#eca284f75d2965079309dc0ad9255abb2ebc1632"
   integrity sha512-7ylylesZQ/PV29jhEDl3Ufjo6ZX7gCqJr5F7PKrqc93v7fzSymt1BpwEU8nAUXs8qzzvqhbjhK5QZg6Mt/HkBg==
 
-livekit-client@2.9.8:
-  version "2.9.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/livekit-client/-/livekit-client-2.9.8.tgz#7b99aea4ea755e83258be6ceef13ca1a779cb688"
-  integrity sha512-nhomKUSo1sjB6vQz7C9acySLCzpC+HVns4juKfSC6aR3hl9y/M8m4W3H5FaLcECOD9+tWY3cPQlyMK92UUpMQg==
+livekit-client@2.8.1:
+  version "2.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/livekit-client/-/livekit-client-2.8.1.tgz#2492587cde93ffb7bafcc3ce91f67e108fc63c4a"
+  integrity sha512-HPv9iHNrnBANI9ucK7CKZspx0sBZK3hjR2EbwaV08+J3RM9+tNGL2ob2n76nxJLEZG7LzdWlLZdbr4fQBP6Hkg==
   dependencies:
     "@livekit/mutex" "1.1.1"
-    "@livekit/protocol" "1.34.0"
+    "@livekit/protocol" "1.30.0"
     events "^3.3.0"
-    loglevel "^1.9.2"
-    sdp-transform "^2.15.0"
+    loglevel "^1.8.0"
+    sdp-transform "^2.14.1"
     ts-debounce "^4.0.0"
     tslib "2.8.1"
     typed-emitter "^2.1.0"
-    webrtc-adapter "^9.0.1"
+    webrtc-adapter "^9.0.0"
 
 locate-path@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
@@ -6398,7 +6405,7 @@ loglevel@1.9.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.9.1.tgz#d63976ac9bcd03c7c873116d41c2a85bafff1be7"
   integrity sha512-hP3I3kCrDIMuRwAwHltphhDM1r8i55H33GgqjXbrisuJhF4kRhW1dNuxsRklp4bXl8DSdLaNLuiL4A/LWRfxvg==
 
-loglevel@^1.7.1, loglevel@^1.9.1, loglevel@^1.9.2:
+loglevel@^1.7.1, loglevel@^1.8.0, loglevel@^1.9.1:
   version "1.9.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.9.2.tgz#c2e028d6c757720107df4e64508530db6621ba08"
   integrity sha512-HgMmCqIJSAKqo68l0rS2AanEWfkxaZ5wNiEFb5ggm08lDs9Xl2KxBlX3PTcaD2chBM1gXAYf491/M2Rv8Jwayg==
@@ -7921,7 +7928,7 @@ scheduler@^0.23.2:
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
 
-sdp-transform@^2.14.1, sdp-transform@^2.15.0:
+sdp-transform@^2.14.1:
   version "2.15.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sdp-transform/-/sdp-transform-2.15.0.tgz#79d37a2481916f36a0534e07b32ceaa87f71df42"
   integrity sha512-KrOH82c/W+GYQ0LHqtr3caRpM3ITglq3ljGUIb8LTki7ByacJZ9z+piSGiwZDsRyhQbYBOBJgr2k6X4BZXi3Kw==
@@ -9004,7 +9011,7 @@ webpack-virtual-modules@^0.6.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-virtual-modules/-/webpack-virtual-modules-0.6.2.tgz#057faa9065c8acf48f24cb57ac0e77739ab9a7e8"
   integrity sha512-66/V2i5hQanC51vBQKPH4aI8NMAcBW59FVBs+rC7eGHupMyfn34q7rZIE+ETlJ+XTevqfUhVVBgSUNSW2flEUQ==
 
-webrtc-adapter@^9.0.1:
+webrtc-adapter@^9.0.0:
   version "9.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webrtc-adapter/-/webrtc-adapter-9.0.1.tgz#d4efa22ca9604cb2c8cdb9e492815ba37acfa0b2"
   integrity sha512-1AQO+d4ElfVSXyzNVTOewgGT/tAomwwztX/6e3totvyyzXPvXIIuUUjAmyZGbKBKbZOXauuJooZm3g6IuFuiNQ==