scripts/release.sh in splunk-otel-1.1.0 vs scripts/release.sh in splunk-otel-1.1.3

@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@
     --repo "signalfx/splunk-otel-ruby" \
     --draft \
     --title "Release $release_tag"
 }
 
-create_gh_release
-
+# the gem publish for the tag is the most important so do that first
 bundle install
 bundle exec rake build
 bundle exec gem push pkg/splunk-otel-${release_version}.gem
+
+create_gh_release
+