diff --git a/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.expected.json b/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0637a088a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
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diff --git a/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.txt b/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..705bee2c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/textcode/copyright_no_year.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
diff --git a/tests/textcode/test_strings.py b/tests/textcode/test_strings.py
index e174249e99..88d683eb69 100644
--- a/tests/textcode/test_strings.py
+++ b/tests/textcode/test_strings.py
@@ -180,3 +180,11 @@ def test_strings_with_lf(self):
         test_file = 'strings/with-lf/strings.exe'
         expected_file = 'strings/with-lf/strings.exe.results'
         self.check_file_strings(test_file, expected_file, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+    
+    class TestStrings(FileBasedTesting):
+  
+        def test_copyright_without_year(self):
+                self.check_file_strings(
+            test_file='copyright_no_year.txt',
+            expected_file='copyright_no_year.expected.json'
+        )
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