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 edf86a7..4385e9a 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	sha256:285667eaefd342ab303959f805d7f18443c62c037a844e051fd87cdf5c23b5ef	1
 job-seekers	sha256:67d375801c8ce2c7466083987557066b7b191fafb3787cc99aab7955315d2718	1
 customers	sha256:902283b68761ada678e3c3f7e6ebecac69f449be08e413cba978ea3c89b7506c	1
 payments	sha256:6e57668e65cc867323d2a6aa6d10180af0beb9dc8ddf10ba2d04344d08654767	1
-employees	sha256:f7ba8649238f24cdf63c840cf4c509442bed264322315154a42dc27aca4801c8	1
+employees	sha256:421e82dc8bf213f56556e9dce9ab5fea7edd293c561ef90203212628aced39ec	1
 photographers	sha256:7c62f714d6caef26b091074cc8531cc78d1e86efed714cc4a9fef4054f5f60f6	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:c01bbb831e2e50dc3c79433a8b342a8d20f3c704d4a8b8c23877e3caea88fa6b	1
 tutors	sha256:140fd9465f1aa6feecd63b250f094c4330146bdb6e19322548c201308edc67e7	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 74a07fd..31d7a31 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:f7ba8649238f24cdf63c840cf4c509442bed264322315154a42dc27aca4801c8
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:421e82dc8bf213f56556e9dce9ab5fea7edd293c561ef90203212628aced39ec
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment