Using PHPUnit 3.3.1

The following task triggers RuntimeException

Exception:

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     [exec] RuntimeException: Could not create and run test suite: Overloading of non-public properties is prohibited in /usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php on line 135
     [exec]
     [exec] Call Stack:
     [exec]     0.0137      53024   1. {main}() /usr/bin/phpunit:0
     [exec]     0.0185     301292   2. require('/usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php') /usr/bin/phpunit:44
     [exec]     0.1080    3783828   3. PHPUnit_TextUI_Command::main() /usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php:685
     [exec]

This error was observed with version 1.6.1, after upgrading to 1.6.2 nothing changed.