diff --git a/tests/BUILD.bazel b/tests/BUILD.bazel
index b3d88bd7..078822a5 100644
--- a/tests/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/BUILD.bazel
@@ -313,3 +313,13 @@ cc_test(
     tags = ["manual"],
     deps = [":test_cxx_standard_lib_transitioned"],
 )
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "assembly_test_lib",
+    srcs = ["assembly_test.s"],
+)
+
+build_test(
+    name = "assembly_test",
+    targets = [":assembly_test_lib"],
+)
diff --git a/tests/assembly_test.s b/tests/assembly_test.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f22f0853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assembly_test.s
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# An empty assembly file to test that assembler action works
diff --git a/toolchain/internal/configure.bzl b/toolchain/internal/configure.bzl
index 7696032a..e3ed34d1 100644
--- a/toolchain/internal/configure.bzl
+++ b/toolchain/internal/configure.bzl
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ filegroup(
 
 filegroup(name = "all-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":all-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "archiver-files-{suffix}", srcs = [{extra_files_str}])
-filegroup(name = "assembler-files-{suffix}", srcs = [{extra_files_str}])
+filegroup(name = "assembler-files-{suffix}", srcs = ["redacted_dates.h", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "compiler-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":compiler-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "dwp-files-{suffix}", srcs = [{extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "linker-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":linker-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ filegroup(
 
 filegroup(name = "all-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":all-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "archiver-files-{suffix}", srcs = ["{llvm_dist_label_prefix}ar", {extra_files_str}])
-filegroup(name = "assembler-files-{suffix}", srcs = ["{llvm_dist_label_prefix}as", {extra_files_str}])
+filegroup(name = "assembler-files-{suffix}", srcs = ["{llvm_dist_label_prefix}as", "redacted_dates.h", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "compiler-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":compiler-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "dwp-files-{suffix}", srcs = ["{llvm_dist_label_prefix}dwp", {extra_files_str}])
 filegroup(name = "linker-files-{suffix}", srcs = [":linker-components-{suffix}", {extra_files_str}])