diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
index f1a755558c9e..8dd7c0baef1f 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: MatrixReplace
     type: object
     default: []
+  - name: IncludeRelease
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
 
 jobs:
   - job: "Build"
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
           ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
           TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
+          IncludeRelease: ${{ parameters.IncludeRelease }}
 
   - job: "Analyze"
     variables:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
index e278177465b6..97da87eccf11 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ stages:
             - ${{ each filter in parameters.MatrixFilters }}:
               - ${{ filter}}
           MatrixReplace: ${{ parameters.MatrixReplace }}
+          IncludeRelease: ${{ parameters.IncludeRelease }}
 
   # The Prerelease and Release stages are conditioned on whether we are building a pull request and the branch.
   - ${{if and(ne(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal'), eq(parameters.IncludeRelease,true))}}:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build.yml
index 2ff746ebc439..d4230bcbef1e 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ parameters:
   Artifacts: []
   TestPipeline: false
   ServiceDirectory: not-specified
+  IncludeRelease: true
 
 steps:
   - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/set-test-pipeline-version.yml
@@ -73,8 +74,11 @@ steps:
         New-Item -Type Directory -Name $artifactName -Path $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory) > $null
         Copy-Item sdk/${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}/**/$artifactName-*.tgz $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName
         Copy-Item sdk/${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}/**/browser/$artifactName-*.zip $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName
-        New-Item -Type Directory -Name documentation -Path $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName > $null
-        Copy-Item $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/docGen/$artifactName.zip $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName/documentation
+        if ($${{ parameters.IncludeRelease }} -eq $true)
+        {
+          New-Item -Type Directory -Name documentation -Path $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName > $null
+          Copy-Item $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/docGen/$artifactName.zip $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$artifactName/documentation
+        }
       }
     displayName: 'Copy Packages'