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 0d7eeb4..2db0a29 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:d008a7d66ed0426872b173f92b47833e9232b44263895e863a4af7741372ab0a	1
 job-seekers	sha256:22ccb87c22161108622cde0c289cee0a642c23a9b172ffd1dd06334a53359cf4	1
 customers	sha256:721f379a4dfc3b7d9ba307b4328427279018beae46d46e4f2b08393feb9a73e2	1
 payments	sha256:0f8562e902346a0fc1f05eab332d475703d5277c8e4b0628828997f3a91dac4e	1
-employees	sha256:18ea906205c044e0897066b4cc3b9d1e514bd32ea4ec15750fd9d2b7855077b5	1
+employees	sha256:bb974eefeae07424a55abfd504b72fdf2fd46b0b4bfba754c03444017204ad8a	1
 photographers	sha256:bb5c1e3fe389051787f5227f5c846ae8be819fe447f990a7e3461644cd10c277	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:f0f279d5d9f5ec4956bc19f9b0370de306abdfb86a20c75564c71c03f7073366	1
 tutors	sha256:6873d3432402bb90108fefc02462fc814ed4d6eed46113c1cbf24beee3f1b877	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 9d70287..fcd5b74 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@sha256:18ea906205c044e0897066b4cc3b9d1e514bd32ea4ec15750fd9d2b7855077b5
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:bb974eefeae07424a55abfd504b72fdf2fd46b0b4bfba754c03444017204ad8a
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment