diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-readme.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-readme.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d8d92fb7cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-readme.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+parameters:
+  ScanPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+  RepoRoot: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+  SettingsPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/.docsettings.yml'
+  DocWardenVersion : '0.7.2'
+
+steps:
+- task: PowerShell@2
+  displayName: "Verify Readmes"
+  inputs:
+    filePath: "eng/common/scripts/Verify-Readme.ps1"
+    arguments: >
+      -DocWardenVersion ${{ parameters.DocWardenVersion }}
+      -ScanPath ${{ parameters.ScanPath }}
+      -RepoRoot ${{ parameters.RepoRoot }}
+      -SettingsPath ${{ parameters.SettingsPath }}
+    pwsh: true
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diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Readme.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Readme.ps1
index 67429fcc3b21..c0259934048b 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Readme.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Verify-Readme.ps1
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 # Wrapper Script for Readme Verification
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param (
-  [string]$DocWardenVersion = "0.7.1",
-
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$DocWardenVersion,
   [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
   [string]$ScanPath,
-
+  [string]$RepoRoot,
   [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
   [string]$SettingsPath
 )
 
 pip install setuptools wheel --quiet
 pip install doc-warden==$DocWardenVersion --quiet
-ward scan -d $ScanPath -c $SettingsPath
+
+if ($RepoRoot)
+{
+  ward scan -d $ScanPath -u $RepoRoot -c $SettingsPath
+}
+else
+{
+  ward scan -d $ScanPath -c $SettingsPath
+}
+