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 11dc4ce..e36da40 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	sha256:1307faf927a54387db94daa9bbcd601ec20b120067077526ebe63ee80f99e87a	1
 job-seekers	sha256:b2c3e913a613a979bd220346806868e9d3fc52181576d364b73ef5e181610f4d	1
 customers	sha256:6f979d83c0bdc5472b77c8e0bdde042307bdf443cbd7e76e727f115e47a85acc	1
 payments	sha256:10ae534b71f28768971a9156d90e9ec76e886f832f54031cd9452a3ae4a99550	1
-employees	sha256:8a802ccad7ef9830743f43191484c97e2c197a8cca7edf99aa94a9599a7f050c	1
+employees	sha256:e129b9843891e68c799783aef1c55191b2135d88ba8ab1f1e4703cdb7be0b2c8	1
 photographers	sha256:26f18ddb3a2e00af6e414076ebf30b34022bb02989169e4ea28fa35ce426faea	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:ef3048f5718f78710bbaab35811635c93ddde2d03423c3aaffb72c95de537bcd	1
 tutors	sha256:f2442c4858d9813ad1bfe2a228aa00413c37304124aea004d3ec4f0ca24210dc	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 55819df..31cd0b6 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: ghcr.io/traceworks2023/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:8a802ccad7ef9830743f43191484c97e2c197a8cca7edf99aa94a9599a7f050c
+          image: ghcr.io/traceworks2023/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:e129b9843891e68c799783aef1c55191b2135d88ba8ab1f1e4703cdb7be0b2c8
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment