diff --git a/docs/docs/pyproject.md b/docs/docs/pyproject.md
index 14221b8b03a..5f514b6aff1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/pyproject.md
+++ b/docs/docs/pyproject.md
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ If a VCS is being used for a package, the exclude field will be seeded with the
 include = ["CHANGELOG.md"]
 ```
 
+You can also specify the formats for which these patterns have to be included, as shown here:
+
+```toml
+[tool.poetry]
+# ...
+include = [
+    { path = "tests", format = "sdist" },
+    { path = "for_wheel.txt", format = ["sdist", "wheel"] }
+]
+```
+
+If no format is specified, it will default to include both `sdist` and `wheel`.
+
 ```toml
 exclude = ["my_package/excluded.py"]
 ```