diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-python-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-python-release.yml
index 6fe5269708c9..3491c7bc54b3 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-python-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-python-release.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ stages:
                           workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
                           filePath: eng/scripts/SetTestPipelineVersion.ps1
                           arguments: '-BuildID $(Build.BuildId)'
-                    # TEMPORARILY DISABLING 11/16. Will re-enable after patch to common tooling.
-                    # - ${{if ne(artifact.skipVerifyChangeLog, 'true')}}:
-                    #   - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
-                    #     parameters:
-                    #       PackageName: ${{artifact.name}}
-                    #       ServiceName: ${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}
-                    #       ForRelease: true
+                    - ${{if ne(artifact.skipVerifyChangeLog, 'true')}}:
+                      - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
+                        parameters:
+                          PackageName: ${{artifact.name}}
+                          ServiceName: ${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}
+                          ForRelease: true
                     - template: /eng/pipelines/templates/steps/stage-filtered-artifacts.yml
                       parameters:
                         SourceFolder: ${{parameters.ArtifactName}} 
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
index 60a2c8b35b8a..bcc0fc2d62bb 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ $BlobStorageUrl = "https://azuresdkdocs.blob.core.windows.net/%24web?restype=con
 
 function Get-python-PackageInfoFromRepo  ($pkgPath, $serviceDirectory, $pkgName)
 {
+  pip install packaging==20.4 -q -I
   $pkgName = $pkgName.Replace('_', '-')
   if (Test-Path (Join-Path $pkgPath "setup.py"))
   {