diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# Script to perform a release of element-web.
-
-set -e
-
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-
-./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk/release.sh "$@"