diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f449cc..8033038 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ RETURNS: an ACL.
 ## Download a file from a node
 ```
 AUTHORIZATION OPTIONAL
-GET /node/<id>?download[_raw]
+GET /node/<id>?download[_raw][&seek=#][&length=#]
 
 RETURNS: the file content.
 ```
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ RETURNS: the file content.
 `?download_raw`, as opposed to `?download`, causes the `Content-Disposition` header to be
 omitted.
 
+`seek` causes the first `#` bytes of the file to be skipped. A `seek` value greater than or equal
+to the file size is an error. Defaults to 0.
+
+`length` determines the number of bytes of the file to return after skipping `seek` bytes.
+`length` may be greater than the remaining file length. Defaults to 0, which indicates that the
+remainder of the file should be returned.
+
 ## Set a node to be publicly readable
 ```
 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4207b09..5b3bab4 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.1.1
+
+- Added seek & length parameters to file download requests
+
 # 0.1.0
 
 - Initial release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/blobstore.go b/app/blobstore.go
index 959d821..8a5b38e 100644
--- a/app/blobstore.go
+++ b/app/blobstore.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	name        = "blobstore"
-	version     = "0.1.0"
+	version     = "0.1.1"
 	shockname   = "Shock"
 	shockver    = "0.9.6" // do not increment
 	deprecation = "The id and version fields are deprecated."
diff --git a/service/integration_test.go b/service/integration_test.go
index b4c53c2..18034b3 100644
--- a/service/integration_test.go
+++ b/service/integration_test.go
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func (t *TestSuite) TestStoreAndGetWithFilename() {
 	t.checkFile(t.url+path2+"?download_raw", path2, &t.noRole, 9, "", []byte("foobarbaz"))
 }
 
-func (t *TestSuite) TestStoreAndGetNodeAsAdminWithFormatAndTrailingSlashAndSeekAndGet() {
+func (t *TestSuite) TestStoreAndGetNodeAsAdminWithFormatAndTrailingSlashAndSeekAndLength() {
 	body := t.req("POST", t.url+"/node/?format=JSON", strings.NewReader("foobarbaz"),
 		"oauth "+t.noRole.token, 378, 200)
 	t.checkLogs(logEvent{logrus.InfoLevel, "POST", "/node/", 200, ptr("noroles"),