Hi @RKrom,
the problem is most likely that this is not the current AF-version with the fix 
It should be the version from 2022.07.24 
When I download a fresh version of knime 4.5.2 and then add extensions I get the correct version
Could you try to add the -clean option to your knime .ini
Sorry for the trouble - not sure why the version does not show up for you
Yes the shape issue I fixed was at the end of the process - basically first it copies all the data and formats from the template workbook to the new one (which takes time with large workbooks) and afterwards it copies all the pictures/shapes.
Here there was an issue that the process expected at least 1 image in the sheet 
Most likely if you add any picture to your template sheet you copy then it works even with the first version