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 3295ef6..ccde0e6 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	sha256:606e0291876193830758adfd0049ed8f360ad6bd2851aa3aa10b1057c94f1036	1
 job-seekers	sha256:c53a222ce61cf1328fd2f0a622afaa2bc2faccbe36cec76fc99558bc65a3a3f8	1
 customers	sha256:2f1a54c677fcf79422e11bb8b81ecfa30aebd18c2dc356d182aa084a1cd80b4b	1
 payments	sha256:6eac8213c53877d4aa286ae808569f748062871026ed6ee3c322b20e803fc9a5	1
-employees	sha256:b21242b4c481d13d29420251bc5f4ed563dc6dc3552b62772f5207b355426cb2	1
+employees	sha256:5112e87f2fce792a00d96ae01c99d9d990ba7ebbb075ca9a040c9044589a5624	1
 photographers	sha256:b36e0ba4b815c2ed685b1885ce7475f461b79521f0d2b557c9100e0ae1a1186c	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:a9fb44a67e9f288801708414f576ef9fbbd501d01b1f38aeea90078d3ae3bea5	1
 tutors	sha256:ca510fd9f166b026b9d5970b19575674b23284cb03759c33543ec71e1e54fd02	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 954f818..d3fc47a 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:b21242b4c481d13d29420251bc5f4ed563dc6dc3552b62772f5207b355426cb2
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:5112e87f2fce792a00d96ae01c99d9d990ba7ebbb075ca9a040c9044589a5624
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment