diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
index b1e34c662..4c4fefbda 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: Condition
   type: string
   default: succeeded()
-- name: GroupId
+- name: PackageInfoFilePath
   type: string
   default: ''
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ steps:
         -PackageName '${{ parameters.PackageName }}'
         -ServiceDirectory '${{ coalesce(parameters.ServiceDirectory, parameters.ServiceName) }}'
         -ForRelease $${{ parameters.ForRelease }}
-        -GroupId '${{ parameters.GroupId }}'
+        -PackageInfoFilePath '${{ parameters.PackageInfoFilePath }}'
       pwsh: true
       workingDirectory: $(Pipeline.Workspace)
     displayName: Verify ChangeLogEntry for ${{ parameters.PackageName }}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Package-Helpers.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Package-Helpers.ps1
index f157d354a..dc77d2492 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Package-Helpers.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Package-Helpers.ps1
@@ -267,24 +267,4 @@ function Split-ArrayIntoBatches {
   return , $batches
 }
 
-# Get the full package name based on packageInfo properties
-# Returns Group+ArtifactName if Group exists and has a value, otherwise returns Name
-# If UseColonSeparator switch is enabled, returns Group:ArtifactName format (colon separator)
-function Get-FullPackageName {
-    param (
-        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-        [PSCustomObject]$PackageInfo,
-        [switch]$UseColonSeparator
-    )
-    
-    if ($PackageInfo.PSObject.Members.Name -contains "Group") {
-        $groupId = $PackageInfo.Group
-        if ($groupId) {
-            if ($UseColonSeparator) {
-                return "${groupId}:$($PackageInfo.Name)"
-            }
-            return "${groupId}+$($PackageInfo.Name)"
-        }
-    }
-    return $PackageInfo.Name
-}
+
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
index dcab4e721..7704bd04c 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -587,3 +587,25 @@ function Get-PkgPropsForEntireService ($serviceDirectoryPath) {
 
     return $projectProps
 }
+
+# Get the full package name based on packageInfo properties
+# Returns Group+ArtifactName if Group exists and has a value, otherwise returns Name
+# If UseColonSeparator switch is enabled, returns Group:ArtifactName format (colon separator)
+function Get-FullPackageName {
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [PSCustomObject]$PackageInfo,
+        [switch]$UseColonSeparator
+    )
+    
+    if ($PackageInfo.PSObject.Members.Name -contains "Group") {
+        $groupId = $PackageInfo.Group
+        if ($groupId) {
+            if ($UseColonSeparator) {
+                return "${groupId}:$($PackageInfo.Name)"
+            }
+            return "${groupId}+$($PackageInfo.Name)"
+        }
+    }
+    return $PackageInfo.Name
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-ChangeLog.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-ChangeLog.ps1
index f8f9870eb..e657b531e 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-ChangeLog.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-ChangeLog.ps1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ param (
   [string]$PackageName,
   [string]$ServiceDirectory,
   [boolean]$ForRelease = $False,
-  [String]$GroupId
+  [String]$PackageInfoFilePath
 )
 Set-StrictMode -Version 3
 
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ if ($ChangeLogLocation -and $VersionString)
 }
 else
 {
+  # Load package info to extract GroupId if available
+  $GroupId = $null
+  if ($PackageInfoFilePath -and (Test-Path $PackageInfoFilePath)) {
+    $packageInfoJson = Get-Content $PackageInfoFilePath | ConvertFrom-Json
+    if ($packageInfoJson.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "Group") {
+      $GroupId = $packageInfoJson.Group
+    }
+  }
+  
   $PackageProp = Get-PkgProperties -PackageName $PackageName -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory -GroupId $GroupId
   $validChangeLog = Confirm-ChangeLogEntry -ChangeLogLocation $PackageProp.ChangeLogPath -VersionString $PackageProp.Version -ForRelease $ForRelease
 }