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+1. Make sure there are no [release blockers](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Arelease-blocker) before continuing.
 1. Checkout the most recent code: `git fetch upstream && git checkout upstream/master`
 1. Generate the ZIP files: `gulp publish`
 1. Create the release on GitHub: