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 c3b960c..bd5f6f6 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	sha256:30d3a15bb2e1142eb3ba3796af8d9d99c60ea986f5d5397abe18a77c2c185259	1
 job-seekers	sha256:a4a661b2c93ef9f3c4fc80b00c1dbf570830eacd4fb53c6acfb9d9e980218f9b	1
 customers	sha256:cd39fbbbab07c43cd7f23b2d2fbf845b22ca199258a9b75e4c790a0a962c80cd	1
 payments	sha256:611446b1bacc99401679acf054d821efe921a9f5b3205e9a42752345b966f275	1
-employees	sha256:54574280c0b3f3947718a159b4d72f65efeac3adad634fce665751145e0913f2	1
+employees	sha256:5a12b3dc66341db78c21f58d267f1ba8a70974733b3226b8d530a15d7d28cac2	1
 photographers	sha256:a1cd60fe141036c83fa8e483af5e611f80aef4b3b967e09b07d132531f250f30	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:b89fdff7570fb8dbe083340df8ef52362fdc72c1f4580ab30e978f154c82b834	1
 tutors	sha256:5dbc072fd03c86c3e859758e30beebda08641e9bd6c9eca9e138f8fedf1aa077	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index af5cbce..aba3581 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@sha256:54574280c0b3f3947718a159b4d72f65efeac3adad634fce665751145e0913f2
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:5a12b3dc66341db78c21f58d267f1ba8a70974733b3226b8d530a15d7d28cac2
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment