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 26a4836..9ede327 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	sha256:06a7de168fc6b04bb59119a8e97c7c4326a4fece834c7f5e660cf8b370bfa311	1
 job-seekers	sha256:e34ba533edf7705a463804e4180be61d78949395a61dfdd91d7f8ca624096806	1
 customers	sha256:0a1de71c8f005240ee4628955634d3a9c1972be28838042d51c89cb84891261d	1
 payments	sha256:d04f2956be4dd004c73f818fed48211a3966facee395b45defed87f86d6c7eda	1
-employees	sha256:94721c6b1bf773f579375868b7ba31febb5dadc7f635a35f00003172fc8f27ce	1
+employees	sha256:5b9c8804376bd825ac2dba94a0ec7bf27ac88ae148bace72cf21af7cc7d5e416	1
 photographers	sha256:041c03c5c16a7bdc71edb5204500687e4b1660cbf61fe6fc4fac976807b8721c	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:68c6beea92e615c05178d704897379a480454b319510eaf7a8270bd9a3a8a008	1
 tutors	sha256:48a8575a258b43442d87e8fc443ff5ff10081451038076f661a52c48d657b983	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 3174206..4ee8c2f 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@sha256:94721c6b1bf773f579375868b7ba31febb5dadc7f635a35f00003172fc8f27ce
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:5b9c8804376bd825ac2dba94a0ec7bf27ac88ae148bace72cf21af7cc7d5e416
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment