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 6e3a65d..302a938 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:adce66832fa215ee4e555b5a70bc6d8530a70dc2061bb9b483abd642724685bb	1
 job-seekers	sha256:a80184a31b1863b22690d2e410aaccf6ba3c72a53cec5e7a4aa7ad07dde1bda0	1
 customers	sha256:e936921dfae97c61c3fd7a2bd0467edec334124c2c4ea5cf88d05d0fde5d6f81	1
 payments	sha256:13d8c66fd1fd9ca4bfd1945c0417bee85844d7ead2f375395d844af43796e9b6	1
-employees	sha256:df690cea5985e8388b04735a866712e9ee77004fe76d629f664c719059526ae0	1
+employees	sha256:757e16813d042f5a5d23a7d1b030621e73c7d9175ba6cef39cfbcc4ed6769fd9	1
 photographers	sha256:7363f80e6132c69860af1c85b53c2355468b91eeba6f758a0a8676e44a897476	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:7aa910849e3c34da3272ec8666430ba501178a93574fd4318ec7ebf120cb7227	1
 tutors	sha256:cd093cc385e28fa043172ab2bb8c7e84bda358c4b9f5dea049dc240fbc62ba4d	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 1a7e8b1..68316e8 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:df690cea5985e8388b04735a866712e9ee77004fe76d629f664c719059526ae0
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:757e16813d042f5a5d23a7d1b030621e73c7d9175ba6cef39cfbcc4ed6769fd9
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment