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 5e9956e..bee31eb 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:fceffafb31a184309daca0f4154445adcb9658c8a89562de025d43093a49c380	1
 job-seekers	sha256:ed716ce1584bd6d0d6b86872ef32778e053456750a37c17658995c9959f6c4a7	1
 customers	sha256:3f99f9d7267b9a18b75cbd4506b001f610b063b22154e9e3a4395253ffa5f28a	1
 payments	sha256:cf7264b8c4c8478984f245164875b2ff2801fcbef812cbf512012380fd61abed	1
-employees	sha256:9cd2056d135bdce07420903e1328ccc1d4c186ccb44d6a5b292b4a8308758c1a	1
+employees	sha256:ccb9b3aa2e64dba0efb1506f0f72dfd19db69d6ec11a385b501559d402cfe1aa	1
 photographers	sha256:f9056b602439ff9315064422cdcd0d7d74746b556255125eb63d077ea286c643	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:90dc93f7426d26c554154481a4e47f3266e5d2d275ec72ce87259810b033fdde	1
 tutors	sha256:3bc4489ae82acbff7b4bcfc3497679181be5b6fab05b11f648f31b58acefa4f8	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index ecab4fd..946d82d 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@sha256:9cd2056d135bdce07420903e1328ccc1d4c186ccb44d6a5b292b4a8308758c1a
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:ccb9b3aa2e64dba0efb1506f0f72dfd19db69d6ec11a385b501559d402cfe1aa
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment