Weird behavior after latest updates with the taskbar

with the last 1 or 2 updates to kde, i had a weird change i didnt expected or perhaps forgot about

when there is no window open, when the pc just loaded kde after being turned on or rebooted after a big update, my taskbar that is set to autohide, will not show up, i have to click on the desktop and then hover cursor down there to be able to see the taskbar

when there is a window open, it shows up as normal, no need to click anything, my setup is just one screen, so focus is always on one screen without multiple virtual screens or anything like that

i was thinking on deleting the taskbar, but i have not created one in years so might be a bigger problem, i dont see a setting controlling this behaviour anywhere

any help is appreciated

update to kde 6.7 fixed it, no need to click on anything, just move mouse cursor to the area and it shows up as normal