diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a288316e74..66b779b8db9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 maintainer = aiohttp team <team@aiohttp.org>
 maintainer_email = team@aiohttp.org
-license = Apache 2
+license = Apache-2.0
 license_files = LICENSE.txt
 classifiers =
   Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
diff --git a/tests/test_benchmarks_web_response.py b/tests/test_benchmarks_web_response.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbf1fadf1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_benchmarks_web_response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""codspeed benchmarks for the web responses."""
+
+from pytest_codspeed import BenchmarkFixture
+
+from aiohttp import web
+
+
+def test_simple_web_response(benchmark: BenchmarkFixture) -> None:
+    """Benchmark creating 100 simple web.Response."""
+    response_count = 100
+
+    @benchmark
+    def _run() -> None:
+        for _ in range(response_count):
+            web.Response()
+
+
+def test_web_response_with_headers(benchmark: BenchmarkFixture) -> None:
+    """Benchmark creating 100 web.Response with headers."""
+    response_count = 100
+    headers = {
+        "Content-Type": "text/plain",
+        "Server": "aiohttp",
+        "Date": "Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT",
+    }
+
+    @benchmark
+    def _run() -> None:
+        for _ in range(response_count):
+            web.Response(headers=headers)
+
+
+def test_web_response_with_bytes_body(
+    benchmark: BenchmarkFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """Benchmark creating 100 web.Response with bytes."""
+    response_count = 100
+
+    @benchmark
+    def _run() -> None:
+        for _ in range(response_count):
+            web.Response(body=b"Hello, World!")
+
+
+def test_web_response_with_text_body(benchmark: BenchmarkFixture) -> None:
+    """Benchmark creating 100 web.Response with text."""
+    response_count = 100
+
+    @benchmark
+    def _run() -> None:
+        for _ in range(response_count):
+            web.Response(text="Hello, World!")
+
+
+def test_simple_web_stream_response(benchmark: BenchmarkFixture) -> None:
+    """Benchmark creating 100 simple web.StreamResponse."""
+    response_count = 100
+
+    @benchmark
+    def _run() -> None:
+        for _ in range(response_count):
+            web.StreamResponse()