diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 5a751ef9288..5adf03fc6e4 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ stages:
           - checkout: self
             clean: true
           steps:
+          - script: eng\common\sdk-task.ps1 -task PublishToSymbolServers /p:DryRun="true" -restore
+            displayName: sdk-task verification
           - powershell: eng\common\build.ps1
               -configuration $(_BuildConfig) 
               -prepareMachine
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/SdkTasks/PublishToSymbolServers.proj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/SdkTasks/PublishToSymbolServers.proj
index 903d1b0e41b..3ea9d0e613a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/SdkTasks/PublishToSymbolServers.proj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/SdkTasks/PublishToSymbolServers.proj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       - DotNetSymbolServerTokenMsdl   : PAT to access MSDL.
       - DotNetSymbolServerTokenSymWeb : PAT to access SymWeb.
       - DotNetSymbolExpirationInDays  : Expiration days for published packages. Default is 3650.
+      - DryRun  : Switch parameter to handle dry run. Default is false.
       - SymbolPublishingExclusionsFile : Path to file containing exclusion list to be used by Symbol Uploader.
       - PublishSpecialClrFiles : If true, publish the DAC, DBI and SOS using the coreclr index. If false, don't do any special indexing.
   -->
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
       <DotNetSymbolExpirationInDays Condition="'$(DotNetSymbolExpirationInDays)' == ''">3650</DotNetSymbolExpirationInDays>
+      <DryRun Condition="'$(DryRun)' == ''">false</DryRun>
       <PublishToSymbolServer>true</PublishToSymbolServer>
       <PublishToSymWeb Condition="'$(PublishToSymWeb)' == ''">true</PublishToSymWeb>
       <PublishToMSDL Condition="'$(PublishToMSDL)' == ''">true</PublishToMSDL>
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@
                     SymbolServerPath="%(SymbolServerTargets.Identity)"
                     ExpirationInDays="$(DotNetSymbolExpirationInDays)"
                     VerboseLogging="true"
-                    DryRun="false"
+                    DryRun="$(DryRun)"
                     ConvertPortablePdbsToWindowsPdbs="false"
                     PdbConversionTreatAsWarning=""
                     PublishSpecialClrFiles="$(PublishSpecialClrFiles)"