TFS 2013 + MRM - Build & Release Failure

I have a project in a Git repo in my TFS 2013 environment, and it's automated releases are failing. I am using ReleaseGitTemplate.12.xaml (from
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2013/12/09/how-to-modify-the-build-process-template-to-use-the-option-trigger-release-from-build.aspx) as my build process template, and VS 2013 as my editor.
The error message in the build log under the heading "Other Errors and Warnings" is: "Release build failed (type Exception)".
The stack trace is:
at System.Activities.Statements.Throw.Execute(CodeActivityContext context)
at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)
After the error occurs, when I bring up the MRM Client it doesn't appear as if a release was even attempted.
If I set the "Release Build" property on the "Process" tab for the build def to "False", and then run a build using that build def...the build succeeds. I can then, successfully, do a Manual Release using the latest (successful)
build output and everything works -- i.e. my web/app is updated on the server, including my web.config.token file being processed with the variables in the various stages of my release template.
I need to figure out why the automated release won't work. I have another project in the same environment that uses TFVC (and ReleaseTfvcTemplate.12.xaml from the same blog thread) and it's automated releases work just fine.
theBoringCoder

Hi BC,
Thanks for your post.
You’re using TFS 2013 Update 4 and Release Management Server, Client, Deployment Agent 2013 Update 4 ?
Try to manually run release template(using completed TFS build) from RM Client, the release can run successfully?
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