diff --git a/source/isaaclab/config/extension.toml b/source/isaaclab/config/extension.toml
index d51360662a22..ae3aaf088ff1 100644
--- a/source/isaaclab/config/extension.toml
+++ b/source/isaaclab/config/extension.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 # Note: Semantic Versioning is used: https://semver.org/
-version = "0.45.8"
+version = "0.45.9"
 
 # Description
 title = "Isaac Lab framework for Robot Learning"
diff --git a/source/isaaclab/docs/CHANGELOG.rst b/source/isaaclab/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
index 10ed470e018f..6f8a8bad38de 100644
--- a/source/isaaclab/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/source/isaaclab/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+0.45.9 (2025-08-27)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Fixed
+^^^^^
+
+* Fixed removing import of pink_ik controller from isaaclab.controllers which is causing pinocchio import error.
+
+
 0.45.8 (2025-07-25)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/source/isaaclab/isaaclab/controllers/__init__.py b/source/isaaclab/isaaclab/controllers/__init__.py
index 6a5b884b78ac..ffc5a5fb9a77 100644
--- a/source/isaaclab/isaaclab/controllers/__init__.py
+++ b/source/isaaclab/isaaclab/controllers/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@
 from .differential_ik_cfg import DifferentialIKControllerCfg
 from .operational_space import OperationalSpaceController
 from .operational_space_cfg import OperationalSpaceControllerCfg
-from .pink_ik import NullSpacePostureTask, PinkIKController, PinkIKControllerCfg