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 Set the following environment variables in the GitLab project's configuration:
 
-* `WP_ORG_PASSWORD`
+* `WP_ORG_USERNAME`
 * `WP_ORG_PASSWORD`
 * `PLUGIN_SLUG` - plugin's name on WordPress.org
 * `PLUGIN_VERSION` - version to tag
-* `WP_ORG_RELEASE_REF` - commit ref (branch or tag) to use for release 
+* `WP_ORG_RELEASE_REF` - git commit ref (branch or tag) to use for release 
 
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