diff --git a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
index 9a7f93bc557..0058d2c77a7 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ fn add_common_redactions(subs: &mut snapbox::Redactions) {
         regex!("; finished in (?<redacted>[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+))s"),
     )
     .unwrap();
+    subs.insert(
+        "[FILE_NUM]",
+        regex!(r"\[(PACKAGED|REMOVED|SUMMARY)\] (?<redacted>[0-9]+) files"),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     subs.insert(
         "[FILE_SIZE]",
         regex!("(?<redacted>[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)([a-zA-Z]i)?)B"),
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/alt_registry.rs b/tests/testsuite/alt_registry.rs
index 3bb54448d2c..42cf24f8147 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/alt_registry.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/alt_registry.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ fn publish_with_registry_dependency() {
 See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#package-metadata for more info.
 [PACKAGING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [UPDATING] `alternative` index
-[PACKAGED] 4 files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
+[PACKAGED] [FILE_NUM] files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
 [VERIFYING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [DOWNLOADING] crates ...
 [DOWNLOADED] bar v0.0.1 (registry `alternative`)
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ fn publish_to_alt_registry() {
 [WARNING] manifest has no description, license, license-file, documentation, homepage or repository.
 See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#package-metadata for more info.
 [PACKAGING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
-[PACKAGED] 4 files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
+[PACKAGED] [FILE_NUM] files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
 [VERIFYING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo/target/package/foo-0.0.1)
 [FINISHED] `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [ELAPSED]s
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ fn publish_with_crates_io_dep() {
 See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html#package-metadata for more info.
 [PACKAGING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [UPDATING] `dummy-registry` index
-[PACKAGED] 4 files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
+[PACKAGED] [FILE_NUM] files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
 [VERIFYING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [DOWNLOADING] crates ...
 [DOWNLOADED] bar v0.0.1 (registry `dummy-registry`)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
index 22d35f781c8..bf220e34093 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ fn publish_artifact_dep() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [UPDATING] crates.io index
 [PACKAGING] foo v0.1.0 ([ROOT]/foo)
-[PACKAGED] 3 files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
+[PACKAGED] [FILE_NUM] files, [FILE_SIZE]B ([FILE_SIZE]B compressed)
 [UPLOADING] foo v0.1.0 ([ROOT]/foo)
 [UPLOADED] foo v0.1.0 to registry `crates-io`
 [NOTE] waiting for `foo v0.1.0` to be available at registry `crates-io`.