diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d822fd3..f8a16bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /coveralls-upload.json
 /phpunit.xml
 /vendor/
+/.phpunit.result.cache
diff --git a/src/Collector/AbstractCollector.php b/src/Collector/AbstractCollector.php
index 5250e3e..39728b5 100644
--- a/src/Collector/AbstractCollector.php
+++ b/src/Collector/AbstractCollector.php
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Laminas\DeveloperTools\Collector;
 
+use Serializable;
+
 /**
  * Serializable Collector base class.
  *
  */
-abstract class AbstractCollector implements CollectorInterface, \Serializable
+abstract class AbstractCollector implements CollectorInterface, Serializable
 {
     /**
      * Collected Data
@@ -15,19 +17,31 @@ abstract class AbstractCollector implements CollectorInterface, \Serializable
      */
     protected $data;
 
+    public function __serialize()
+    {
+        return serialize($this->data);
+    }
+
     /**
-     * @see \Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function serialize()
     {
-        return serialize($this->data);
+        return $this->__serialize();
+    }
+
+    public function __unserialize($data)
+    {
+        $this->data = unserialize($data);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see \Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function unserialize($data)
     {
-        $this->data = unserialize($data);
+        $this->__unserialize($data);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Collector/ConfigCollector.php b/src/Collector/ConfigCollector.php
index d5d114d..c9c9709 100644
--- a/src/Collector/ConfigCollector.php
+++ b/src/Collector/ConfigCollector.php
@@ -79,24 +79,36 @@ public function getApplicationConfig()
         return isset($this->applicationConfig) ? $this->unserializeArray($this->applicationConfig) : null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    public function serialize()
+    public function __serialize()
     {
         return serialize(['config' => $this->config, 'applicationConfig' => $this->applicationConfig]);
     }
 
     /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
-    public function unserialize($serialized)
+    public function serialize()
+    {
+        return $this->__serialize();
+    }
+
+    public function __unserialize($serialized)
     {
         $data                    = unserialize($serialized);
         $this->config            = $data['config'];
         $this->applicationConfig = $data['applicationConfig'];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
+     */
+    public function unserialize($serialized)
+    {
+        $this->__unserialize($serialized);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Replaces the un-serializable items in an array with stubs
      *
diff --git a/src/Collector/DbCollector.php b/src/Collector/DbCollector.php
index 4a0a25a..71a287f 100644
--- a/src/Collector/DbCollector.php
+++ b/src/Collector/DbCollector.php
@@ -121,19 +121,31 @@ public function getQueryTime($mode = null)
         return $time;
     }
 
+    public function __serialize()
+    {
+        return serialize($this->profiler);
+    }
+
     /**
-     * @see Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function serialize()
     {
-        return serialize($this->profiler);
+        return $this->__serialize();
+    }
+
+    public function __unserialize($profiler)
+    {
+        $this->profiler = unserialize($profiler);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function unserialize($profiler)
     {
-        $this->profiler = unserialize($profiler);
+        $this->__unserialize($profiler);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Exception/SerializableException.php b/src/Exception/SerializableException.php
index a0c9922..7c34334 100644
--- a/src/Exception/SerializableException.php
+++ b/src/Exception/SerializableException.php
@@ -192,19 +192,31 @@ protected function filterArgs($args, $level = 0)
         return $result;
     }
 
+    public function __serialize()
+    {
+        return serialize($this->data);
+    }
+
     /**
-     * @see \Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function serialize()
     {
-        return serialize($this->data);
+        return $this->__serialize();
+    }
+
+    public function __unserialize($data)
+    {
+        $this->data = unserialize($data);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see \Serializable
+     * @deprecated since 2.3.0, this method will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this component.
+     *             {@see Serializable} as alternative
      */
     public function unserialize($data)
     {
-        $this->data = unserialize($data);
+        $this->__unserialize($data);
     }
 }