diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cea8a6..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name: "tagged-release"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-jobs:
-  tagged-release:
-    name: "Tagged Release"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
-        with:
-          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          prerelease: false
diff --git a/src/napari_trackpy/_widget.py b/src/napari_trackpy/_widget.py
index c6e87fb..389e2e0 100644
--- a/src/napari_trackpy/_widget.py
+++ b/src/napari_trackpy/_widget.py
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ def __init__(self, viewer: napari.viewer.Viewer):
 
         self.run_btn = PushButton(label="Run")
         self.reset_btn = PushButton(enabled=False, label="Reset")
-        self.save_params_btn = PushButton(
-            enabled=False, label="Save tracking parameters"
-        )
-        self.save_tracking_btn = PushButton(
-            enabled=False, label="Save coordinates"
-        )
         self.run_btn = PushButton(label="Run")
         self.run_btn.clicked.connect(self.run_tracking)
         self.reset_btn.clicked.connect(self.reset)
@@ -91,8 +85,6 @@ def __init__(self, viewer: napari.viewer.Viewer):
                 self.max_mass,
                 self.run_btn,
                 self.reset_btn,
-                self.save_params_btn,
-                self.save_tracking_btn,
             ]
         )
 
diff --git a/src/napari_trackpy/_writer.py b/src/napari_trackpy/_writer.py
index 294b04c..3d32412 100644
--- a/src/napari_trackpy/_writer.py
+++ b/src/napari_trackpy/_writer.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def xyz_file_writer(
         )
         header += ' Unit="micrometer"'
 
+    coordinates = coordinates[:, [2, 1, 0]]  # change from ZYX to XYZ
+
     if "particle_tracking_settings" in attributes["metadata"]:
         # save particle tracking settings to txt file
         with open(