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 6e94e84..47f4a01 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:a5aefc7662cc022abd7a15b16aaa7b2b7ee09a8196d99445cc677e33ca1b22b9	1
 job-seekers	sha256:b6e4f9f40eed9cb3033ed994a6e4a6003f958b7a1c6233ce3bd72bd80973aa27	1
 customers	sha256:f914da85a808a64dd65d83d760a62b8f0543a1e2d4b6005870846a4c4db8de5a	1
 payments	sha256:61c908d4ae6df2320ccb01d6c8e23a5849448ee8a5783872a849511fc9ec4b9c	1
-employees	sha256:9e37be3f7f3df7951cd5524b271babe7b54ecbb6b5c357c2340b363ac6610943	1
+employees	sha256:f214d3a141193cb763065c57195744c5a93777153e1a8238c8fe3f23a82f9ea3	1
 photographers	sha256:533b37384f95a15fe3cb57f6a736be1e688b1b41433496f02aeaf9b869db8149	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:d3a0dc1f7b3a850c48be4eb7a9370ee12bdc871d4609aafa7f7b60c7ce78a9f9	1
 tutors	sha256:0d69adca05f50f8b7fa6f86af77f990d1bef7543af2e4e15c5292608bc8bd45e	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 95329dd..ede05ff 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@sha256:9e37be3f7f3df7951cd5524b271babe7b54ecbb6b5c357c2340b363ac6610943
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:f214d3a141193cb763065c57195744c5a93777153e1a8238c8fe3f23a82f9ea3
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment