I submitted a bug report to Apple using the Feedback Assistant (FB17019201) for this issue. I also submitted a code-level support request for this issue and was told engineering had identified the issue.
In my opinion, Apple should address the issue or change the documentation.
“It automatically builds a universal binary for the release version of your code."
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/building-a-universal-macos-binary
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Developer Tools & Services
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Xcode
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