Release script updates

[chandlerprall]

release.js does not ensure the local master branch is up to date with upstream's HEAD and that the working space is clean, nor does it verify that all latest dependencies are installed/built locally. Both of these individually, and certainly together, mean a release could be missing changes (at best) or provide an incomplete or broken build.

[chandlerprall]

Related: #1109

[github-actions]

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[chandlerprall]

This is definitely still a thing.

[github-actions]

👋 Hey there. This issue hasn't had any activity for 180 days. We'll automatically close it if that trend continues for another week. If you feel this issue is still valid and needs attention please let us know with a comment.

[cee-chen]

Closed by b269103 and eee88c7