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 fd0e965..2f64e1b 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:a262fbe413dbddc80f06163fb731d9768fd584a1020ddccb3f89b71a1effac5c	1
 job-seekers	sha256:738c86ce8ddf3dd64e0b010f1710d3ecd20fae7f0c4b8e694f0e88fce2df239f	1
 customers	sha256:b7b4790132f361706712664f7dccf54971b7219fe2a5ddef8b7814350b7f4857	1
 payments	sha256:3e1d9da3a617792bf0cb0ba32cc90b78fb37cae3bb41e0555402b18e66f0a150	1
-employees	sha256:757e16813d042f5a5d23a7d1b030621e73c7d9175ba6cef39cfbcc4ed6769fd9	1
+employees	sha256:18ea906205c044e0897066b4cc3b9d1e514bd32ea4ec15750fd9d2b7855077b5	1
 photographers	sha256:6bdace81d8491b2471899ba3c244bdba7bd2b73720aacb3d08aba4aadfa2e183	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:5c25b07c383d775735268d56d476a932a7fc8de311c7ee84bbe5725cf3949943	1
 tutors	sha256:ad58e12266a636c4640be1e46a0e3f9284b46215eb28285d0d4c57a9067a4417	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 793d01b..090817a 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@sha256:757e16813d042f5a5d23a7d1b030621e73c7d9175ba6cef39cfbcc4ed6769fd9
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:18ea906205c044e0897066b4cc3b9d1e514bd32ea4ec15750fd9d2b7855077b5
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment