diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index bc3e67f4..eae622d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Publish package
+name: Publish to GitHub & PyPI
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cf43322a..daddd1d8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
   "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Interface Engine/Protocol Translator",
   "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
-  "Topic :: System :: Hardware :: Hardware Drivers"
+  "Topic :: System :: Hardware :: Hardware Drivers",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12"  # TODO: remove this once poetry automatically adds it
 ]
 description = "Manage connections and interactions with Test & Measurement devices."
 documentation = "https://tm-devices.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
diff --git a/src/tm_devices/device_manager.py b/src/tm_devices/device_manager.py
index 94256ce4..aebab4e1 100644
--- a/src/tm_devices/device_manager.py
+++ b/src/tm_devices/device_manager.py
@@ -280,17 +280,18 @@ def __init__(
         self.__verbose_visa = False
         self.__devices: Dict[str, Union[PIDevice, RESTAPIDevice]] = AliasDict()
         self._external_device_drivers = external_device_drivers
+        # initialize for __set_options()
+        self.__verbose: bool = NotImplemented
+        self.__teardown_cleanup_enabled: bool = NotImplemented
+        self.__setup_cleanup_enabled: bool = NotImplemented
+        self.__visa_library: str = NotImplemented
+
+        # Create the config
         self.__config = DMConfigParser()
         if config_options is not None:
             self.__config.update_options(config_options)
         if self.__config.options.check_for_updates:  # pragma: no cover
             check_for_update()
-
-        # initialize for __set_options
-        self.__verbose: bool = NotImplemented
-        self.__teardown_cleanup_enabled: bool = NotImplemented
-        self.__setup_cleanup_enabled: bool = NotImplemented
-        self.__visa_library: str = NotImplemented
         # actually populate the options
         self.__set_options(verbose)