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 311266b..b181ab3 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	sha256:70f6bb67f2e8730060167ec90b8a6569f1de7d55458015326a7b97e007dcf5b6	1
 job-seekers	sha256:e9e0603c688f7670f695b7b988ca2ac091ad2c14cc9cc62477264d79c5674b4b	1
 customers	sha256:e8b81c2a53cf773e650ad1c0d5231969b6b4bfda6f7d88809685040e0272b006	1
 payments	sha256:bb48c79cd51f090c4e41345aa5413f1fa47e141580221195b14409cbd257dd9b	1
-employees	sha256:b5084b03ecc36cb83a378e4c476d599f6de1cee1aeaec27c060d744a4555c8b9	1
+employees	sha256:6aa299d8d4b7c053781bf826fbd5a60276eaa3ea28795b80a3dd72c48a59f3a4	1
 photographers	sha256:009cc6d756723a3e4e5ae5b0753594f5834f4372a187d57bbe2e4a3eef680cd6	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:64d64fbae672fb3a60dfb3e71c64d9848270f1a27b11b1266d20c06817be573d	1
 tutors	sha256:0c3b58e328bbffd7832df17e2fd53a4a1d1f548b0680b416cb4f80ecf0812c92	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index be52b4b..71bb019 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: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:b5084b03ecc36cb83a378e4c476d599f6de1cee1aeaec27c060d744a4555c8b9
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:6aa299d8d4b7c053781bf826fbd5a60276eaa3ea28795b80a3dd72c48a59f3a4
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment