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 c01718c..2f4db8a 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	sha256:52cee97cdea043dcb7665b44ab575bbd4ed5b89516131e31c2779c4b986c2ae5	1
 job-seekers	sha256:b4035f07e40e052c560f1efdbcddd9c2853e5d1874f3a20ca365192e3568c42b	1
 customers	sha256:4291d85890c912116854c1c56bca254903883a310dffe9675d16bccd6e5f5844	1
 payments	sha256:b1afcf2ca876817cb7177565bd61fef47cf0efa5282c87bef675cc03933920f8	1
-employees	sha256:5a12b3dc66341db78c21f58d267f1ba8a70974733b3226b8d530a15d7d28cac2	1
+employees	sha256:fb7b9da64528bb74b7efe288cd82359ede55bce69a3fbe67825dd158cc59cc5e	1
 photographers	sha256:02af42853dec12c19f1eee7757ca8a5691a71343e0d0289f4d06e7b30f6290ed	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:ce6c72ee42fbb079dc25dc32b971b604b7270a6e2304acfde7269de96391ba90	1
 tutors	sha256:05e5f2704673637a8a5d1db99516e0fbba42455c0d95f53ae6be78e1ef1639c0	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 12db90f..b2c28f4 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@sha256:5a12b3dc66341db78c21f58d267f1ba8a70974733b3226b8d530a15d7d28cac2
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:fb7b9da64528bb74b7efe288cd82359ede55bce69a3fbe67825dd158cc59cc5e
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment