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 8c00ace..4879f74 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	sha256:3207f4be8d01d7bf8ba7375ce06060a319f207ce97096e3d0c1c269c8450cd52	1
 job-seekers	sha256:aa918beda0ae9efc036794f4e205d65cd2c3c919b90eab81b9d82caa0cdcd175	1
 customers	sha256:923b8db965a55e845fb08a618ad39da90170abc280386b3c389eee3924746338	1
 payments	sha256:f6873639ba2ea5c20955b02847656d161147bb4b4b5505d1bef3bd25e9f6eab6	1
-employees	sha256:66b92def19fb8faedab644b94c2965a2262f82fbcfdfb3065353fb4efff66f58	1
+employees	sha256:0653dce495c2745dcace992e00754ae150bba5ce887c51a0734d0b040f6a0b7a	1
 photographers	sha256:9def855a42207687f7f4d4e856050747653b0e63c3b31ad47c83ae9b55e9d603	1
 makeup-artists	sha256:a68b403ddcb9ff8637e5f683b3817db5276f60906365ef50e09db03f0ae148eb	1
 tutors	sha256:e0d6b05a74aad8c54db230dba8ae9fed307f6ae807dff868360cf0ff812112bd	1
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/release-patches.yaml
index 750c67b..0c3a0df 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@sha256:66b92def19fb8faedab644b94c2965a2262f82fbcfdfb3065353fb4efff66f58
+          image: ci.nxtgauge.com/ashwin/nxtgauge-rust-employees@sha256:0653dce495c2745dcace992e00754ae150bba5ce887c51a0734d0b040f6a0b7a
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment