diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c35a1bd..167a6f5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "minimap.h"
 #include "mmpriv.h"
 
-#define MM_VERSION "2.0-r287-dirty"
+#define MM_VERSION "2.0-r288-dirty"
 
 void liftrlimit()
 {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			} else if (strcmp(optarg, "splice") == 0 || strcmp(optarg, "cdna") == 0) {
 				k = 15, w = 5;
 				opt.flag |= MM_F_SPLICE;
-				opt.max_gap = 2000, opt.max_gap_ref = opt.bw = 100000;
+				opt.max_gap = 2000, opt.max_gap_ref = opt.bw = 200000;
 				opt.a = 1, opt.b = 2, opt.q = 2, opt.e = 1, opt.q2 = 32, opt.e2 = 0;
 				opt.zdrop = 200;
 			} else {
diff --git a/minimap2.1 b/minimap2.1
index b9113f1..e403731 100644
--- a/minimap2.1
+++ b/minimap2.1
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ secondary alignments [5]. This option has no effect when
 is applied.
 .TP
 .BI -G \ NUM
-Maximal intron length in the splice mode. This option also changes the
+Maximal intron length in the splice mode [200k]. This option also changes the
 bandwidth to
 .IR NUM .
 Increasing this option slows down spliced alignment.
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ is that this preset is not using HPC minimizers.
 .B splice
 Long-read spliced alignment
 .RB ( -k15
-.B -w5 --splice -g2000 -G100k -A1 -B2 -O2,32 -E1,0
+.B -w5 --splice -g2000 -G200k -A1 -B2 -O2,32 -E1,0
 .BR -z200 ).
 As of now, minimap2 only finds approximate exon boundaries. The true boundaries
 are usually within 10bp around the reported positions. In the splice mode,