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 178429c..f2df095 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	sha256:1e06393156ecc81271b0b221cb0875316d98d4d81e5ac50049daba8ae113665d	1
 job-seekers	sha256:38835b19a20f2447d39f40639ccbdadb66cfc1779fb02fefeca8452762dc3b84	1
 customers	sha256:15d3b7aca9000bccc737a6119f45ffe5bbf1c95baaa79645ffc57e09d413f17c	1
 payments	sha256:2ee987b72e0a8c7ddf94032df6c8c062c2ad111f6386b2225580a6b18540c653	1
-employees	sha256:6aa299d8d4b7c053781bf826fbd5a60276eaa3ea28795b80a3dd72c48a59f3a4	1
+employees	sha256:fd6c4692f09170cb503941b1d568f2083c481a6b7bd1b5261153c27aa9fc5854	1
 photographers	sha256:ddc70b28580d5170658630bbec614d08e5412ab1a004f7f4b69b191d5d4c4b28	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:ccc09c1fa09af2cb74e49de8c89b98d2f80a19203724b5abe1bfb52b12fd7287	1
 tutors	sha256:3267a0dfa265a02eaf0ddb5736154a7c8260cb810a5a1f736ade85d2fb405473	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 8b02c22..b64a28a 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@sha256:6aa299d8d4b7c053781bf826fbd5a60276eaa3ea28795b80a3dd72c48a59f3a4
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:fd6c4692f09170cb503941b1d568f2083c481a6b7bd1b5261153c27aa9fc5854
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment