diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 546b78e..4b6d8ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-## 0.3.0-nullsafety
+## 0.3.0-nullsafety.0
+
 - Updated to support 2.12.0 and null safety.
 
 ## 0.2.1
diff --git a/lib/cli_logging.dart b/lib/cli_logging.dart
index 106d51e..ae03fa1 100644
--- a/lib/cli_logging.dart
+++ b/lib/cli_logging.dart
@@ -201,16 +201,13 @@
   final Ansi ansi;
 
   int _index = 0;
-  late Timer _timer;
+  late final _timer = Timer.periodic(Duration(milliseconds: 80), (t) {
+    _index++;
+    _updateDisplay();
+  });
 
   AnsiProgress(this.ansi, String message) : super(message) {
     io.stdout.write('${message}...  '.padRight(40));
-
-    _timer = Timer.periodic(Duration(milliseconds: 80), (t) {
-      _index++;
-      _updateDisplay();
-    });
-
     _updateDisplay();
   }
 
@@ -258,12 +255,10 @@
   @override
   Ansi ansi;
   bool logTime;
-  late Stopwatch _timer;
+  final _timer = Stopwatch()..start();
 
   VerboseLogger({Ansi? ansi, this.logTime = false})
-      : ansi = ansi ?? Ansi(Ansi.terminalSupportsAnsi) {
-    _timer = Stopwatch()..start();
-  }
+      : ansi = ansi ?? Ansi(Ansi.terminalSupportsAnsi);
 
   @override
   bool get isVerbose => true;