diff --git a/src/poetry/core/factory.py b/src/poetry/core/factory.py
index 8c369f4a8..501e2641d 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/factory.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/factory.py
@@ -376,7 +376,15 @@ def _configure_package_poetry_specifics(
             package.exclude = exclude
 
         if packages := tool_poetry.get("packages"):
-            package.packages = packages
+            packages_ = []
+            for p in packages:
+                formats = p.get("format", ["sdist", "wheel"])
+                if not isinstance(formats, list):
+                    formats = [formats]
+
+                packages_.append({**p, "format": formats})
+
+            package.packages = packages_
 
     @classmethod
     def create_dependency(
diff --git a/tests/test_factory.py b/tests/test_factory.py
index 5da4a1aaf..6ebc38694 100644
--- a/tests/test_factory.py
+++ b/tests/test_factory.py
@@ -354,15 +354,27 @@ def test_create_poetry_with_packages_and_includes() -> None:
     package = poetry.package
 
     assert package.packages == [
-        {"include": "extra_dir/**/*.py"},
-        {"include": "extra_dir/**/*.py"},
-        {"include": "my_module.py"},
-        {"include": "package_with_include"},
-        {"include": "tests", "format": "sdist"},
+        {"include": "extra_dir/**/*.py", "format": ["sdist", "wheel"]},
+        {"include": "extra_dir/**/*.py", "format": ["sdist", "wheel"]},
+        {"include": "my_module.py", "format": ["sdist", "wheel"]},
+        {"include": "package_with_include", "format": ["sdist", "wheel"]},
+        {
+            "include": "tests",
+            "format": ["sdist"],
+        },
         {"include": "for_wheel_only", "format": ["wheel"]},
-        {"include": "src_package", "from": "src"},
-        {"include": "from_to", "from": "etc", "to": "target_from_to"},
-        {"include": "my_module_to.py", "to": "target_module"},
+        {"include": "src_package", "from": "src", "format": ["sdist", "wheel"]},
+        {
+            "include": "from_to",
+            "from": "etc",
+            "to": "target_from_to",
+            "format": ["sdist", "wheel"],
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "my_module_to.py",
+            "to": "target_module",
+            "format": ["sdist", "wheel"],
+        },
     ]
 
     assert package.include == [