diff --git a/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml b/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 1ed8b68838c..1d909b87c62 100644
--- a/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/devops/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ steps:
 #     REQUEUE_AFTER: $(REQUEUE_AFTER)
 #   workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'
 
+- script: |
+    make validate-copyright-headers
+  continueOnError: 'false'
+  displayName: 'Validate Copyright Headers'
+  workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'
+
 - script: |
     set -e
     GO111MODULE="on" go get sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.4.0
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ steps:
     REQUEUE_AFTER: $(REQUEUE_AFTER)
     KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS: $(MODULE_PATH)/bin
     BUILD_ID: $(Build.BuildId)
-  workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'      
+  workingDirectory: '$(MODULE_PATH)'
 
 - task: AzureCLI@2
   displayName: 'Clean up Azure Resources'