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 9daabd9..e3dee3d 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	sha256:0b5ed20cc0eb2da19d3067fa6b44aba794683129903938981b5f8223548b0f34	1
 job-seekers	sha256:68412f872e0536a7b5cccb83934314ef948c4a7968ae47c36820f6d49599ea04	1
 customers	sha256:234f7fe461cdbae17efc63c5fef05e0913119873b8ebe55fb99b0004bcfd6ab0	1
 payments	sha256:deb7e8829947965a73756b04c2a79f3f0b21c1e429df04b3e219c792830730c9	1
-employees	sha256:9212f29880663c0112bc7177b7a2e619248a81e5d0b7a1f1113f89ad3eef9e3c	1
+employees	sha256:7bdbc37cdcf97e3e1ddfe596370c8a8f3faf77cc7f1ef5f7ba437c87035a6f4e	1
 photographers	sha256:4ab2cc5e91e5d287976637231dc8fb1c57e0eb768f0bd26b67a1902912129e77	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:0a1e76fe9268ed24f32795a62aa72b89fe7b30595e176eb7480782f38826e76e	1
 tutors	sha256:6059afb2c724062d65dc80c8944866d55f02fe6b586afa1d667c5914b0f8437a	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 27d7c6a..8b16c14 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@sha256:9212f29880663c0112bc7177b7a2e619248a81e5d0b7a1f1113f89ad3eef9e3c
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:7bdbc37cdcf97e3e1ddfe596370c8a8f3faf77cc7f1ef5f7ba437c87035a6f4e
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment