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 09b208c..a9a1a48 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:de5a89764f093fad980e4ff983080361d1d1d022c677d28129d04281f26bbb90	1
 job-seekers	sha256:c66239488bb66d7bbc0d7acd21de921431e60c90309b4d0c8d2ca5aefda756bb	1
 customers	sha256:e64647bfaa9f0fb041cfe1a0da12e5f9740f2c2894487c9cd7161651ebf8e411	1
 payments	sha256:40bfb8249ab5fa64fb4107adcbaf250d933adae00d8482bd32690d1e335ac522	1
-employees	sha256:b33e97dbf8112598bf74a106748c811a74700768f10dc9db763e7f2ee0df26af	1
+employees	sha256:bba79efcfb58a38c9f44441c7ef6afe2ecc39ed3ca9d83c7a79af08c37a44914	1
 photographers	sha256:042759d657f89f864bf48b6a4e6731048c7eeabb55ae7264eff66b921a67b63f	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:55f02e6e925c70d65c322bd260095c9078d87b81b3042ed58c47f2d64c75161f	1
 tutors	sha256:d0838b0e3635328debd744037f3686febb536203526e48d45cdf191e9f455d26	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index d30c609..94af6c1 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:b33e97dbf8112598bf74a106748c811a74700768f10dc9db763e7f2ee0df26af
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:bba79efcfb58a38c9f44441c7ef6afe2ecc39ed3ca9d83c7a79af08c37a44914
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment