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 58f9a8c..42c15cb 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	sha256:762e41250e46fb6ea88c6a196304c3c56b69db4a4b69fa8d630b50768727e87b	1
 job-seekers	sha256:e2c1df2b3dc5767dcf8bfcaac20fcbe8ae7cabb1df54548ef34f7caf71eb55af	1
 customers	sha256:a8ee187b133955dc53144cc347716191281ef4b6dd98758c50b99098397821be	1
 payments	sha256:129f68f11724c5773d6a4cdede8e961b49aa3cf4cf99551c7126df1930663587	1
-employees	sha256:5112e87f2fce792a00d96ae01c99d9d990ba7ebbb075ca9a040c9044589a5624	1
+employees	sha256:278825f785d454191fc2bc9f1839f7f89a03442aa0d04ee137e0743f1e6f2650	1
 photographers	sha256:b8de792d0ab7c6ad621bdf5253135d84e3ea2ea28c4cccdf785ba822e7b17588	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:ecde2c0269747e85df4c76033f9da218483409b2269017b6bb1b5b70fb085ffd	1
 tutors	sha256:7e4c9914b151e1f383f90768b4ea66e1ad9659dbd7bbdd92e1af7540581ee7c1	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 5e605e0..878ed94 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@sha256:5112e87f2fce792a00d96ae01c99d9d990ba7ebbb075ca9a040c9044589a5624
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:278825f785d454191fc2bc9f1839f7f89a03442aa0d04ee137e0743f1e6f2650
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment