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 # Release process
 
+1. Run `git pull upstream main`
 1. Run `cargo test`
 1. Run `cargo clean && cargo clippy`
 1. Run `mdbook test docs`
 1. Update `version` in `*/Cargo.toml`.  All versions should match.  Commit the change with comment `vX.Y.Z`.
 1. Run `cargo build --release`
 1. Run `git tag vX.Y.Z`
+1. Run `git push upstream`
 1. Run `git push --tags upstream`
 1. Run `( cd docs; ./build.sh )`
 1. Run `cargo publish -p taskchampion`