diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/stages/nuget-cuda-packaging-stage.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/stages/nuget-cuda-packaging-stage.yml
index 55e78ae79b208..a0f578e22f910 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/stages/nuget-cuda-packaging-stage.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/stages/nuget-cuda-packaging-stage.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ stages:
         # 1* stands for version number. we use it to filter Gpu.Windows and Gpu.Linux packages
         PackageName: 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Gpu.1*nupkg'
         VerifyNugetSigning: false
+        IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
 
     - template: ../templates/validate-package.yml
       parameters:
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ stages:
         PackageName: 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Gpu.Windows.*nupkg'
         PlatformsSupported: 'win-x64'
         VerifyNugetSigning: false
+        IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
 
     - template: ../templates/validate-package.yml
       parameters:
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ stages:
         PackageName: 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Gpu.Linux.*nupkg'
         PlatformsSupported: 'linux-x64'
         VerifyNugetSigning: false
+        IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
 
     - task: MSBuild@1
       displayName: 'Clean C#'
diff --git a/tools/nuget/validate_package.py b/tools/nuget/validate_package.py
index 0ad1fc07eafd7..df802f3e576f1 100644
--- a/tools/nuget/validate_package.py
+++ b/tools/nuget/validate_package.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def parse_arguments():
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--is_release_build",
-        help="Flag indicating if validating a release build or dev build. Only accepts 'true' or 'false'",
+        help="Flag indicating if validating a release build or dev build. Only accepts 'true' or 'false.' Only required for nuget packages.",
     )
 
     return parser.parse_args()