diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/docs-metadata-release.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/docs-metadata-release.yml
index 2f58b90d4d..7b6fb183a5 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/docs-metadata-release.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/docs-metadata-release.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ steps:
 - ${{ if parameters.SparseCheckoutPaths }}:
   - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
     parameters:
-      SkipDefaultCheckout: true
+      SkipCheckoutNone: true
       Repositories:
         - Name: ${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoOwner }}/${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoName }}
           WorkingDirectory: ${{ parameters.WorkingDirectory }}/repo
diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
index 0a2b537be1..39d5a7bff1 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ parameters:
       - Name: $(Build.Repository.Name)
         Commitish: $(Build.SourceVersion)
         WorkingDirectory: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
+  # NOTE: SkipDefaultCheckout is being deprecated in favor of SkipCheckoutNone
   - name: SkipDefaultCheckout
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: SkipCheckoutNone
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 
 steps:
-  - ${{ if not(parameters.SkipDefaultCheckout) }}:
-    - checkout: none
+  - ${{ if and(not(parameters.SkipDefaultCheckout), not(parameters.SkipCheckoutNone)) }}:
+      - checkout: none
 
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Sparse checkout repositories'
diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
index 66d8335de8..c34cd30802 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ steps:
 
     - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
       parameters:
-        SkipDefaultCheckout: true
+        SkipCheckoutNone: true
         Repositories:
           - Name: ${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoOwner }}/${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoName }}
             WorkingDirectory: $(DocRepoLocation)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steps:
         displayName: Checkout daily docs branch if it exists
         workingDirectory: $(DocRepoLocation)
 
-    # If NOT performing a daily docs build, set the $(TargetBranchName) to the 
+    # If NOT performing a daily docs build, set the $(TargetBranchName) to the
     # default branch of the documentation repository.
     - ${{ if ne(parameters.DailyDocsBuild, 'true') }}:
       - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/set-default-branch.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ steps:
           -PackageSourceOverride '${{ parameters.PackageSourceOverride }}' `
           -TenantId '$(opensource-aad-tenant-id)' `
           -ClientId '$(opensource-aad-app-id)' `
-          -ClientSecret '$(opensource-aad-secret)' 
+          -ClientSecret '$(opensource-aad-secret)'
       displayName: Apply Documentation Updates
 
     - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/git-push-changes.yml