diff --git a/jplephem/__init__.py b/jplephem/__init__.py
index 3caadd6..4dcf8db 100644
--- a/jplephem/__init__.py
+++ b/jplephem/__init__.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Jupiter satellite ephemeris `jup310.bsp` is famously large, weighing in
 a nearly a gigabyte.  But if all you need are Jupiter's satellites for a
 few months, you can download considerably less data::
 
-    $ python -m jplephem excerpt 2018/1/1 2018/4/1 \
-        https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/generic_kernels/spk/satellites/jup310.bsp \
+    $ python -m jplephem excerpt 2018/1/1 2018/4/1 \\
+        https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/generic_kernels/spk/satellites/jup310.bsp \\
         excerpt.bsp
     $ ls -lh excerpt.bsp
     -rw-r----- 1 brandon brandon 1.2M Feb 11 13:36 excerpt.bsp
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ https://github.com/brandon-rhodes/python-jplephem/
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+**2018 February 11 — Version 2.7**
+
+* Expanded the command line tool, most notably with the ability to fetch
+  over HTTP only those sections of a large ephemeris that cover a
+  specific range of dates, producing a smaller ``.bsp`` file.
+
 **2016 December 19 — Version 2.6**
 
 * Fixed the ability to invoke the module from the command line with
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 361b854..c406bb2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import jplephem
 description, long_description = jplephem.__doc__.split('\n', 1)
 
 setup(name = 'jplephem',
-      version = '2.6',
+      version = '2.7',
       description = description,
       long_description = long_description,
       license = 'MIT',