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 41651cf..fa298e7 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:fb987e12db69304ea3e1160ffc88cd29f135d40ae1d82a3d8dbc366972c731c5	1
 job-seekers	sha256:14b8fa835ebb453c1299733b8a1eb2552a13ef521d09428d93c45c12d32793d7	1
 customers	sha256:ba558d2587ae0a4c8ea909dce4125ee90c7196649efbbfdd324e075a2063d51b	1
 payments	sha256:4ebc3774f5efb6cc3929be4698b9e84085e38056aead671e3f451487c5dadceb	1
-employees	sha256:57012eaf6abdcc808fdf17b71d71c9bb2c2346addfa838be4a035f342ebac629	1
+employees	sha256:7f0d94a35cf2192a5bea94e2f5b0c1a3dc34810f0720e73815b8ec32fee1f5e6	1
 photographers	sha256:110a64939ff17072b5dee5c7452b36d6ec839131310caa27886852ef4a0f11f8	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:758b4054c01015b3b314f9efb4d069ca1000cd6f5f01cab32cf299adb823f1ca	1
 tutors	sha256:0ff98c35ee4809b5879ee5dccda4dd3756efa0b572020fc4469bf3c331b6b61e	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index e438399..9cdda52 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@sha256:57012eaf6abdcc808fdf17b71d71c9bb2c2346addfa838be4a035f342ebac629
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:7f0d94a35cf2192a5bea94e2f5b0c1a3dc34810f0720e73815b8ec32fee1f5e6
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment