diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv
index a720bed..cdf5042 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ leads	sha256:5d5e8df3c749aebc2155fa94c47faef12536dadb9efc141aadc8d756a8ec1e3c	1
 job-seekers	sha256:95a2c364ea30b6590ea9d3e2214f71a3b89cd74daa7c6c62d96c92519ae8f5ba	1
 customers	sha256:08fe4cbd31532799c3ed6ac0c0133c4463ad9566fab2714385e2ae8151c32dec	1
 payments	sha256:8a95f671e3dfec59166507fb99d5defd17d3acd80ae465d6dd4316435005b80a	1
-employees	sha256:8fd878d13d51b8cd4e78295d088066d1cca464e1fa91d08851d447dca4502524	1
+employees	sha256:0dbf47c78ac9cc5eeae5e2a70d32a71dbcd51f07f2eaabe8c8728f51cc7a6e2e	1
 photographers	sha256:cd9c38c7f9d6f195016716a618e9e6fcb131033063a92b325e1ad5178b92179c	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:cb9970a6d6d9d199c7ed0146f7ede4388f3a6f11eaa8a2b8bbd15c4ce85b9e14	1
 tutors	sha256:2c465112190cf5eeafc432c688bf45cd42375222fea4e42071632bda1b3f78b9	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 5a82cfc..7695104 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: employees
-          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:8fd878d13d51b8cd4e78295d088066d1cca464e1fa91d08851d447dca4502524
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:0dbf47c78ac9cc5eeae5e2a70d32a71dbcd51f07f2eaabe8c8728f51cc7a6e2e
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment