diff --git a/images.CI/linux-and-win/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml b/images.CI/linux-and-win/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
index 38aabd142..ec9ba6483 100644
--- a/images.CI/linux-and-win/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
+++ b/images.CI/linux-and-win/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ jobs:
                         -VirtualNetworkSubnet $(BUILD_AGENT_SUBNET_NAME) `
                         -GitHubFeedToken $(GITHUB_TOKEN)
 
+  - task: PowerShell@2
+    displayName: 'Output Readme file content'
+    inputs:
+      targetType: 'inline'
+      script: |
+        $docsPath = Get-ChildItem -Path "images" -Include ${{ parameters.image_readme_name }} -Recurse -Depth 1 | Select-Object -First 1
+        Get-Content -Path $docsPath
+
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Create release for VM deployment'
     inputs:
@@ -53,14 +61,6 @@ jobs:
                         -ImageName ${{ parameters.image_type }} `
                         -AccessToken $(RELEASE_TARGET_TOKEN)
 
-  - task: PowerShell@2
-    displayName: 'Output Readme file content'
-    inputs:
-      targetType: 'inline'
-      script: |
-        $docsPath = Get-ChildItem -Path "images" -Include ${{ parameters.image_readme_name }} -Recurse -Depth 1 | Select-Object -First 1
-        Get-Content -Path $docsPath
-
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Clean up resources'
     condition: always()