diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 73cca0f5..ff94d3fd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-Last change: 11-JUN-2026 CEST
+Last change: 18-JUN-2026 CEST
+
+## 0.10.3
+- Fixed total pick area in the .yamls for circular and square picks (Render)
+- Fixed plotting x and y in "Select picks (trace) in Render"
 
 ## 0.10.2
 - Rotations use quaterions for unambiguous workflow, fixing bugs [#673](https://github.com/jungmannlab/picasso/issues/673), [#674](https://github.com/jungmannlab/picasso/issues/674) and [#675](https://github.com/jungmannlab/picasso/issues/675)
diff --git a/picasso/gui/render.py b/picasso/gui/render.py
index b985aded..ca4ef87c 100644
--- a/picasso/gui/render.py
+++ b/picasso/gui/render.py
@@ -9219,8 +9219,10 @@ def select_traces(self) -> None:
                     + "."
                 )
                 if locs_.size:
-                    fig.axes[0].set_ylim(yvec[yvec > 0].min(), yvec.max())
-                    fig.axes[1].set_ylim(yvec[yvec > 0].min(), yvec.max())
+                    for ax, col in zip(fig.axes[:2], ("x", "y")):
+                        lo, hi = locs_[col].min(), locs_[col].max()
+                        if lo != hi:
+                            ax.set_ylim(lo, hi)
                 plt.setp(fig.axes[0].get_xticklabels(), visible=False)
                 plt.setp(fig.axes[1].get_xticklabels(), visible=False)
 
@@ -10601,11 +10603,6 @@ def save_picked_locs(self, path: str, channel: int) -> None:
         # save picked locs with .yaml
         if locs is not None:
             pick_info = self._build_base_pick_info()
-            # correct for the total area for certain shapes
-            if self._pick_shape in ["Circle", "Square"]:
-                pick_info["Area (um^2)"] = pick_info["Area (um^2)"] * len(
-                    self._picks
-                )
             self._add_shape_specific_info(pick_info)
             io.save_locs(path, locs, self.infos[channel] + [pick_info])
 
diff --git a/picasso/version.py b/picasso/version.py
index 17c1a626..b2385cb4 100644
--- a/picasso/version.py
+++ b/picasso/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.10.2"
+__version__ = "0.10.3"