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Release doc: clarify changelog generation

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@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ First, can we even release the spec? This stage is mostly preparation work neede
to ensure a consistent and reliable specification.
1. Ensure `main` is committed with all the spec changes you expect to be there.
2. Review the changelog to look for typos, wording inconsistencies, or lines which
can be merged. For example, "Fix typos" and "Fix spelling" can be condensed to
"Fix various typos throughout the specification".
3. Do a quick skim to ensure changelogs reference the MSCs which brought the changes
in. They should be linked to the GitHub MSC PR (not the markdown document).
## The release
@ -79,7 +74,13 @@ release.
2. Run `./scripts/generate-changelog.sh v1.2` (using the correct version number).
The script will use the current date. If that date is wrong, correct the document
by using the same `YYYY-MM-DD` date format.
3. Commit the result.
3. Review the changelog to look for typos, wording inconsistencies, or lines which
can be merged. For example, "Fix typos" and "Fix spelling" can be condensed to
"Fix various typos throughout the specification".
4. Do a quick skim to ensure changelogs reference the MSCs which brought the changes
in. They should be linked to the GitHub MSC PR (not the markdown document).
5. Commit the result.
6. Now is a good time to have someone else review the changelog.
5. Tag the branch with the spec release with a format of `v1.2` (if releasing Matrix 1.2).
6. Push the release branch and the tag.
7. GitHub Actions will run its build steps. Wait until these are successful. If fixes