diff --git a/poetry/inspection/info.py b/poetry/inspection/info.py
index ae5f59bd63f..9c602603ba2 100644
--- a/poetry/inspection/info.py
+++ b/poetry/inspection/info.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def to_package(
 
         package = Package(
             name=name,
-            version=self.version,
+            version=self.public_version,
             source_type=self._source_type,
             source_url=self._source_url,
             source_reference=self._source_reference,
@@ -588,3 +588,10 @@ def from_path(cls, path: Path) -> "PackageInfo":
             return cls.from_bdist(path=path)
         except PackageInfoError:
             return cls.from_sdist(path=path)
+
+    @property
+    def public_version(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Removes +<local version label> from packages.
+        """
+        return self.version.split("+")[0]
diff --git a/tests/inspection/test_info.py b/tests/inspection/test_info.py
index 3a15e605a6f..11f204a4c2e 100644
--- a/tests/inspection/test_info.py
+++ b/tests/inspection/test_info.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from poetry.core.packages.package import Package
+from poetry.core.semver.version import Version
 from poetry.inspection.info import PackageInfo
 from poetry.inspection.info import PackageInfoError
 from poetry.utils._compat import decode
@@ -225,3 +227,19 @@ def test_info_prefer_poetry_config_over_egg_info():
         FIXTURE_DIR_INSPECTIONS / "demo_with_obsolete_egg_info"
     )
     demo_check_info(info)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "version,expected",
+    [
+        ("1.2.3+local_super_version", "1.2.3"),
+        ("1.2.3+localVersion", "1.2.3"),
+        ("1.2.3", "1.2.3"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_info_public_version(version, expected):
+    package_info = PackageInfo(name="test-package", version=version)
+    assert package_info.public_version == expected
+    package = package_info.to_package()  # type: Package
+    assert type(package.version) == Version
+    assert package.version.text == expected