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Release guide: build Dataflow containers before running postcommits on the release branch

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Read step 3 of the release guide at https://beam.apache.org/contribute/release-guide/#3-verify-release-branch. Update the instructions so release-branch Dataflow containers are built before attempting the PR phrases and Dataflow-based tests; done means the ordering is explicit.

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bug build P3

Dataflow containers based on the release branch should be built before executing Dataflow-based tests in this step: https://beam.apache.org/contribute/release-guide/#3-verify-release-branch

To keep things simple, require containers to be built before attempting the PR phrases in step 3.

Imported from Jira BEAM-9129. Original Jira may contain additional context.
Reported by: udim.

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