diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
index 4868a0ba3..02b8e633d 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-cpp-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ stages:
                     - checkout: self
                     - pwsh: Get-ChildItem -Recurse $(Pipeline.Workspace)/packages/${{artifact.Name}}
                       displayName: Output Visible Artifacts
-
+                    - task: Powershell@2
+                      inputs:
+                        filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/Verify-ChangeLog.ps1
+                        arguments: >
+                          -ChangeLogLocation $(Pipeline.Workspace)/packages/${{artifact.Name}}/CHANGELOG.md
+                          -VersionString (Get-Content $(Pipeline.Workspace)/packages/${{artifact.Name}}/package-info.json | ConvertFrom-Json).version
+                          -ForRelease $true
+                        pwsh: true
+                      displayName: Verify CHANGELOG.md contents
                     - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-tags-and-git-release.yml
                       parameters:
                         ArtifactLocation: "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/packages/${{artifact.Name}}"