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 5159411..b1ed93c 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:c6fdbe58adb70e3ad9fdceae02b6a0a630fd7f4870fec1031c77f351abc966fa	1
 job-seekers	sha256:114abb5745e925b41e7bb1f930751f7defafb806a5761d0dc496c49a37df986a	1
 customers	sha256:eac49c12a275515472012fafe49a7706c3458c3eaf9c92198a0bc719a1c72751	1
 payments	sha256:b228e4ecd164b23629e356ec1cf4a933b3057d3c0eb5af21fc9fa3549a425c76	1
-employees	sha256:05fcca6db761fa80f4b05f9d1c8effd4402faf2bca595ff4afb1986c319135b1	1
+employees	sha256:8a802ccad7ef9830743f43191484c97e2c197a8cca7edf99aa94a9599a7f050c	1
 photographers	sha256:31e2fe7a606b20725f577dc61adb2fec1642e2e77ac77ef4bbe8191fdc031dbc	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:9699d8e5527409a45207e9fdd2b22e0eafde349076c73e521b03b82075b3f250	1
 tutors	sha256:6c1c92a226d3b13580f2edec1da0e922935ee24c1d4a656a42ec3d79a17af21e	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index ebc9fc7..d2332a3 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@sha256:05fcca6db761fa80f4b05f9d1c8effd4402faf2bca595ff4afb1986c319135b1
+          image: ghcr.io/traceworks2023/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:8a802ccad7ef9830743f43191484c97e2c197a8cca7edf99aa94a9599a7f050c
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment