diff --git a/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py b/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
index 5185d2550590d9..79e28520734580 100644
--- a/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
+++ b/.circleci/create_circleci_config.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
             {"attach_workspace": {"at": "~/transformers/test_preparation"}},
         ]
         steps.extend([{"run": l} for l in self.install_steps])
-        steps.append({"run": {"name": "Show installed libraries and their versions", "command": "pip freeze | tee installed.txt"}})
+        steps.append({"run": {"name": "Show installed libraries and their versions", "command": """du -h -d 1 "$(pip -V | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed 's/pip//g')" | grep -vE "dist-info|_distutils_hack|__pycache__" | sort -h | tee installed.txt"""}})
         steps.append({"store_artifacts": {"path": "~/transformers/installed.txt"}})
 
         all_options = {**COMMON_PYTEST_OPTIONS, **self.pytest_options}