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 96b121f..34b53d9 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	sha256:45455cbcde45db32ca61308452bd1fd7abb5a5f3a5d1004133a3e2a1c78afccf	1
 job-seekers	sha256:8b1b2cde7e7b98bbd47cf94da95f6b0424ee8770875840515cf33af86ebf1107	1
 customers	sha256:37fab3429b9c9cb5f9846f18dc613fe2faff221fd01fe2d2fe1116f6d58e733f	1
 payments	sha256:c021684dc0058bd21ae0d94e63e2a0ffe5e9132d3adf7a7a44a279820093dd4d	1
-employees	sha256:3bf0f547db18469696adf6cdd1096f1eba983bf824e810efb4c4148e222c6252	1
+employees	sha256:df690cea5985e8388b04735a866712e9ee77004fe76d629f664c719059526ae0	1
 photographers	sha256:e344785078a03f802abbfcfcd20fd0e06bfb7d34c9ca2bc2580442bd899acd0f	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:9c5c88ecb484768b7b1892e0a1ab2b3adf2e97af5aded53b59af714cd4424437	1
 tutors	sha256:5c5615a96759308a3eaeea376cb5da8f4a8a3105ecbd3bd98f2e805000ed01c1	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 234057b..3a3f5e4 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@sha256:3bf0f547db18469696adf6cdd1096f1eba983bf824e810efb4c4148e222c6252
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:df690cea5985e8388b04735a866712e9ee77004fe76d629f664c719059526ae0
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment