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 273c06c..461955b 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:f51d9ed47d882786ce97508f40d403fb086aac4e179eef4cf95c7adecfdb6a2a	1
 job-seekers	sha256:345897a848594c4179852d804110fc8fb40f1c67b75d392e0768e83bf0184a0f	1
 customers	sha256:f914da85a808a64dd65d83d760a62b8f0543a1e2d4b6005870846a4c4db8de5a	1
 payments	sha256:bcaafefa0752232ae18202de7d73bad2da567b0c65a2ee72d7cf80eb3bbbe78d	1
-employees	sha256:f214d3a141193cb763065c57195744c5a93777153e1a8238c8fe3f23a82f9ea3	1
+employees	sha256:faddac5f35d30445beef564ba1e01a0d1e987fef75dce5cc9447af1720fce9ba	1
 photographers	sha256:8477755378d0ea8802c15bd46ecf5453d979e496ab2ea667328bc29058838fdb	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:b8efa7a56bd6bd93f258d881e3842d9272e24438a98d31e3fe7b64c2e9bc503c	1
 tutors	sha256:e85d554887898aeac08bac7280bdfac84f4a9a64e544ab32342166da74fbed8f	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index e2072cf..da30e64 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:f214d3a141193cb763065c57195744c5a93777153e1a8238c8fe3f23a82f9ea3
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:faddac5f35d30445beef564ba1e01a0d1e987fef75dce5cc9447af1720fce9ba
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment