diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_baseline_capture b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_baseline_capture
index 672f5127a97964..7fefbbb26fd121 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_baseline_capture
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_baseline_capture
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ kibanaPipeline(timeoutMinutes: 210) {
                 withEnv([
                   'BUILD_TS_REFS_CACHE_ENABLE=true',
                   'BUILD_TS_REFS_CACHE_CAPTURE=true',
-                  'DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATIONS=true',
+                  'DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATION=true',
                 ]) {
                   kibanaPipeline.doSetup()
                 }
diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/bootstrap_validations.sh b/src/dev/ci_setup/bootstrap_validations.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 939269952dea11..00000000000000
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/bootstrap_validations.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-###
-### verify no git modifications caused by bootstrap
-###
-if [[ $DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATIONS != "true" ]]; then
-  GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
-  if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
-    echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'yarn kbn bootstrap' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
-    echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-
-###
-### rebuild kbn-pm distributable to ensure it's not out of date
-###
-echo " -- building kbn-pm distributable"
-yarn kbn run build -i @kbn/pm
-
-###
-### verify no git modifications
-###
-GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
-if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
-  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'yarn kbn run build -i @kbn/pm' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
-  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-###
-### rebuild plugin list to ensure it's not out of date
-###
-echo " -- building plugin list docs"
-node scripts/build_plugin_list_docs
-
-###
-### verify no git modifications
-###
-GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
-if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
-  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'node scripts/build_plugin_list_docs' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
-  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-###
-### rebuild plugin api docs to ensure it's not out of date
-###
-echo " -- building api docs"
-node scripts/build_api_docs
-
-###
-### verify no api changes
-###
-GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
-if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
-  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'node scripts/build_api_docs' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
-  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
index 3c08b336f16286..dde1cb212c536c 100755
--- a/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
+++ b/src/dev/ci_setup/setup.sh
@@ -40,12 +40,20 @@ if [[ "$BUILD_TS_REFS_CACHE_CAPTURE" == "true" ]]; then
   cd "$KIBANA_DIR"
 fi
 
-if [[ "$DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATIONS" != "true" ]]; then
-  source "$KIBANA_DIR/src/dev/ci_setup/bootstrap_validations.sh"
-fi
-
 ###
 ### Download es snapshots
 ###
 echo " -- downloading es snapshot"
 node scripts/es snapshot --download-only;
+
+###
+### verify no git modifications caused by bootstrap
+###
+if [[ "$DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATION" != "true" ]]; then
+  GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
+  if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
+    echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'yarn kbn bootstrap' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
+    echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/kbn_pm_dist.sh b/test/scripts/checks/kbn_pm_dist.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3116404280cca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/kbn_pm_dist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+
+###
+### rebuild kbn-pm distributable to ensure it's not out of date
+###
+echo " -- building kbn-pm distributable"
+yarn kbn run build -i @kbn/pm
+
+###
+### verify no git modifications
+###
+GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
+if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
+  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'yarn kbn run build -i @kbn/pm' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
+  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/plugin_list_docs.sh b/test/scripts/checks/plugin_list_docs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b0f49d78458410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/plugin_list_docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+
+###
+### rebuild plugin list to ensure it's not out of date
+###
+echo " -- building plugin list docs"
+node scripts/build_plugin_list_docs
+
+###
+### verify no git modifications
+###
+GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
+if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
+  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'node scripts/build_plugin_list_docs' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
+  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/plugin_public_api_docs.sh b/test/scripts/checks/plugin_public_api_docs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ffa6afbc9d177a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/plugin_public_api_docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+
+###
+### rebuild plugin api docs to ensure it's not out of date
+###
+echo " -- building api docs"
+node scripts/build_api_docs
+
+###
+### verify no api changes
+###
+GIT_CHANGES="$(git ls-files --modified)"
+if [ "$GIT_CHANGES" ]; then
+  echo -e "\n${RED}ERROR: 'node scripts/build_api_docs' caused changes to the following files:${C_RESET}\n"
+  echo -e "$GIT_CHANGES\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index a61035403dabd4..7ed6de8094067b 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ def check() {
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check TypeScript Projects', 'test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Jest Configs', 'test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Doc API Changes', 'test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check @kbn/pm Distributable', 'test/scripts/checks/kbn_pm_dist.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Plugin List Docs', 'test/scripts/checks/plugin_list_docs.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Public API Docs', 'test/scripts/checks/plugin_public_api_docs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Types', 'test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Bundle Limits', 'test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check i18n', 'test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh'),