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 f8d03ac..104bbee 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/backend-release-state.tsv
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs	sha256:a5c32d2941780ebf7e3ebcacf0b2890aaffe716c92b95a5b0fb1d1fd86048e8b	1
 job-seekers	sha256:f2877232b251556838bf264723f1e42a8c6b757950367284eb7068cecd74c83c	1
 customers	sha256:99f68a3dd80c95b829909ce6927e23aa41fde1f2a60682825bf4b0f35fbefc82	1
 payments	sha256:ae101146f390912aa8879fd4f45e1636c25c3de71e2127bddc857d0d69b1ec6c	1
-employees	sha256:2c66d421530d162f317619685b61f577c858864ea3c6519244be634a5c3af11e	1
+employees	sha256:0dbdf4877a1c2bb1840f54d491a454fd598efc45df2e93495150db588a1583fa	1
 photographers	sha256:f2f3ad02f42bf1c305fa233825dfd6d5192ba57ca24e75b1335838f4b5fe7820	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:e23d5a7388522577383d4ce29ebd86113287d8611bccbc0aaadb8a928b2773cc	1
 tutors	sha256:7128caddff1f287283594d6c7b21404f1b1feca7fb9ace4a690e1d95a1129d6b	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index cc03315..035d9ef 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: employees
-          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:2c66d421530d162f317619685b61f577c858864ea3c6519244be634a5c3af11e
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:0dbdf4877a1c2bb1840f54d491a454fd598efc45df2e93495150db588a1583fa
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment